驴子和他的影子

很多的小学生都很喜欢看一些的语言故事，因为寓言故事本身的篇幅又比较的短，看起来快。另外寓言故事一般都会告诉我们一个为人处事的道理，所以受到大家的欢迎。下面我们将要给大家同的是驴子和他的影子的故事，并且带着英文翻译 ，大家可以认真的看看。

一个旅客雇了一头驴，骑着它到远处去。那天天气很热，赤日炎炎。他停下来休息，躲避在驴子的影子下，求个荫凉，避免暴晒。驴子的影子仅够遮蔽一个人，于是旅客和驴子的主人为了遮荫激烈地争起来，谁都认为自己才有这个权利。驴子的主人坚持说他仅出租驴子本身，不出租驴子的影子。那旅客说他雇的驴子包括驴子本身和影子。他们争论不休，以至互相打了起来。当他们打架时，驴子逃跑了。

——是说，人们往往为小事争吵不休，从而失去了最重要的东西。

译文：

A certain man hired an Ass for a journey in summertime, and started out with the owner following behind to drive the beast. By and by, in the heat of the day, they stopped to rest, and the traveller wanted to lie down in the Ass's Shadow; but the owner, who himself wished to be out of the sun, wouldn't let him do that; for he said he had hired the Ass only, and not his Shadow: the other maintained that his bargain secured him complete control of the Ass for the time being. From words they came to blows; and while they were belabouring each other the Ass took to his heels and was soon

out of sight.

寓言故事很好的地方就是，故事简单又蕴含着道理，孩子们理解起来也是比较的容易。以上给大家提供的就是驴子和他的影子的故事，同学们可以看看告诉了我们什么道理。