Short fables

Short Fable 1

In the forest, the fox has been coveting the delicious food of the hedgehog for a long time, but he has been suffering from the hedgehog's hard thorns - as long as the fox comes close, the hedgehog will curl up into a big Thorning the ball, leaving the fox with nothing to do.

The hedgehog and the crow are good friends. One day, the hedgehog was chatting with the crow. The crow was very envious of the hedgehog for having such a good "armor" and said, "Friend, your armor is so good. Even the fox can't help it." The hedgehog couldn't stand the crow's flattery. I couldn't help but said to the crow: "Actually, my armor is not without its weaknesses. When my whole body is curled up, there is a small eye in my abdomen that cannot be completely curled up.

If you look at this eye If I blow on it, I can't stand the itch and I will open my body." The crow couldn't help being surprised, it turned out that the hedgehog had such a secret. After the hedgehog finished speaking, he said to the crow: "I only told you this secret. You must keep it secret for me. If it gets spread and the fox finds out, then I will be dead."

The crow vowed: "Don't worry, you are my good friend, how could I betray you?"

Not long after, the crow fell into the fox's claws. Just when the fox was about to eat the crow, the crow suddenly thought of the secret of the hedgehog and said to the fox: "Brother Fox, I heard that you really want to taste the deliciousness of the hedgehog. If you let me go, I will tell you the secret of the hedgehog." The dead spot." The fox rolled his eyes and released the crow, and the crow told the fox the secret of the hedgehog.

The consequences can be imagined. When the hedgehog was bitten by the fox on its soft belly, it said desperately: "Crow, you promised to keep my secret, why did you betray your friend?"

When I was a child, I read this story and was angry at the crow for betraying his friend. , later, I slowly realized that I can’t keep secrets for myself, so how can I ask others to keep secrets for you? Short Fables 2

Short morals of Aesop’s Fables

Wolf and Lamb

A lamb was drinking water by the river. When the wolf saw it, he wanted to find a legitimate excuse to eat him. So he ran upstream and said viciously that the lamb was making the water muddy and he couldn't drink clean water. The little sheep replied that he was just standing by the river drinking water, and since he was downstream, there was no way he could muddy the water upstream. Seeing that this plan failed, the wolf said again: "My father was scolded by you last year." The lamb said that he was not born yet. The wolf said to him: "No matter how you defend yourself, I will not let you go anyway." This shows that any legitimate defense against evil people is invalid.

The field mouse and the house mouse

The field mouse and the house mouse are good friends. The house mouse went to the countryside for a banquet at the invitation of the field mouse. While eating barley and millet, he said to the field mouse: "Friend, you know, you are living like an ant. I have a lot of good things there, go and enjoy it with me!" The field mouse followed the house mouse. In the city, the house mouse shows the field mouse beans and millet, as well as dates, cheese, honey, and fruits. The field mouse was stunned, amazed, praised, and lamented his fate. They were about to start eating when someone opened the door. When the timid house rat heard the noise, it got scared and quickly got into the rat hole. When the house mouse tried to get the cheese again, someone came in to get something. As soon as he saw someone, he immediately got back into the hole. At this time, the field mouse did not care about hunger, and said to the house mouse in a trembling voice: "Goodbye, friend! You can eat as much as you like, and enjoy these delicious things without fear. Poor me, I still go to nibble those Barley and millet, live peacefully in the ordinary life that you look down upon." This story shows that people would rather live a simple and stable life than enjoy a happy life full of terror.

The dog, the rooster and the fox

The dog and the rooster became friends and they traveled together. At night, the rooster jumps up to the tree and perches on the branches, while the dog spends the night in the hollow of the tree below. When dawn came, the rooster crowed as usual. A fox heard the chicken crow and wanted to eat the chicken, so he came and stood under the tree, respectfully asked the chicken to come down, and said: "What a beautiful voice! It's so sweet. I really want to hug you. Come down quickly, let's Let's sing a serenade together." The chicken replied, "Please wake up the watchman in the tree hole. I can come down as soon as he opens the door." The fox immediately went to call the door, but the dog suddenly jumped up and bit him. Live to shreds.

This story illustrates that smart people remain calm in the face of danger and defeat their enemies skillfully and easily.

The Lion and the Repaying Mouse

The lion was sleeping, and a mouse jumped on him. The lion suddenly stood up, grabbed him, and prepared to eat him. The mouse begged for his life and said that if he could save his life, he would repay the favor. The lion smiled contemptuously and let him go. Soon, the lion was really saved by the mouse. It turns out that the lion was captured by a hunter and tied to a tree with a rope. The mouse heard his wailing, walked over, bit off the rope, let the lion go, and said: "You laughed at me then and didn't believe you would get my reward. Now it is clear that the mouse can also repay the favor." This story illustrates the turn of fortune. Change, the strong will sometimes need the weak.

Someone who sells statues of gods

Someone carved a wooden statue of Hermes and took it to the market to sell. Because no buyer came forward, he shouted loudly to attract business, saying that a god of blessings and wealth was selling it. At this time, a person next to him said to him: "Hey, friend, in this case, you should enjoy his benefits, why do you want to sell him?" He replied: "What I want is to be able to cash in the benefits now. This God’s benefits are slow to come.” This story is about the kind of person who seeks benefits at all costs and does not even respect God.

Cow and Frog

A cow went to the waterhole to drink water, stepped on a group of small frogs, and killed one of them. When the little frog's mother came back, she saw that her son was missing, so she asked his brothers where he was going. A little frog said: "Dear mother, he is dead. Just now a huge four-legged beast came to the edge of the pool and trampled our brother to death with his hooves." The mother frog tried her best to cheer up and asked: " Is the beast like this?" The little frog said, "Mom, please stop inflating. I don't think you can be as big as that monster. If you inflate again, your belly will burst." It is said that smallness cannot be compared with greatness. Trees and Thorns The pomegranate tree, the apple tree, and the olive tree quarreled with each other over whose fruit was the best. While they were quarreling fiercely, the thorns by the fence heard it and said, "Friends, let's not quarrel anymore." This means that some insignificant people, when the strong are fighting with each other, also think beyond their capabilities. Show off.

Mule

There is a very strong mule that grew up eating barley. Whenever he jumped, he always said to himself: "My father must be a good galloping horse, I am very much like him." One day, because of necessity, the mule had to be pulled to run non-stop. road. After returning, he sadly remembered that his father was a donkey. This story illustrates that if people encounter good luck and become famous, they must not forget their true nature, because life is like an ebb and flow, and the future is unpredictable.

The Tortoise and the Hare

The Tortoise and the Hare were arguing over which of them was faster. So, they decided on the time and place of the competition. At the beginning of the competition, the rabbit felt that he was born to run fast, so he took the competition lightly and fell asleep lying on the roadside. The turtle knew very well that he was walking slowly, so he was not discouraged and kept running forward. As a result, the tortoise surpassed the sleeping hare and won the victory prize. This story shows that a weak person who works hard can also defeat a strong person who is proud and complacent. Short Fable 3

There is a child named Xiao Beibei. She is good at everything but is picky about food.

One morning, my mother fried cabbage. When the little Beibei saw it, she pouted and said: "Green vegetables have no taste, I won't eat them!" The little white rabbit saw it and said happily: "If you don't eat it, I will!" So it jumped and ran away. Come here and eat up all the cabbage in two mouthfuls!

One day, my mother cooked fish. Little Beibei saw it and pouted her mouth again and said: "The fish has bones, I won't eat it!" The little cat saw it and said happily: "You If you don’t want to eat, I’ll eat!” So, it jumped on the table and ate all the fish!

In this way, the little white rabbits and kittens are well fed. They grow tall, strong, and beautiful! But little Beibei grew thin and small.

So, little Beibei also learned from the little white rabbit and kitten. She was not picky about food, ate well every day, and grew tall and strong.

Short Fable 4

The chicken was playing slide on an ice block when he heard a soft voice coming from a hole in the fence, "Hey, chicken, how about sliding on the big slide?" ”

The chicken looked out of the hole in the fence and saw the fox. "My mother told me not to talk to strangers," he said.

Gu Li laughed and said: "That's right! But I'm not a stranger. Your mother knows me. I just finished talking to her. She said you can play with me!"

"Okay!" said the chicken innocently, "but where is your big slide?"

"On the hill." The fox smiled with his teeth exposed. "This is an excellent slide, very steep and very slippery. Only brave chickens dare to slide down."

"That's me!" cried the chicken, "I want to let it slide down." Everyone, look how brave I am."

"Climb out of the hole in the fence," said the fox. "I will run in front, and you will follow." Then he ran away.

"Don't go!" said the farmer's dog. He had heard their conversation. "The fox will eat you!"

The chicken ignored him, so he Follow the fox up the mountain. But there are no slides on the top of the mountain. Only the fox is waiting to eat him!

When the fox was about to eat the chicken, he suddenly heard a cry. It was the farmer and his dog, barking beside him. The dog woke the farmer, the fox escaped, and the chicken was saved.

"Next time," the dog said to the chicken, "you should remember your mother's words." Short fable 5

Zhu Hongman sold his family property and took a thousand taels of gold with him Become a disciple of Zhiliyi and learn the techniques of killing dragons. Three years later, he returned from his studies. Someone asked him what exactly he had learned? As he answered, he showed everyone the techniques of killing dragons - how to hold down the dragon's head, how to step on the dragon's tail, how to cut the dragon's neck, etc. Everyone asked him, where can there be dragons to kill? Only then did he realize: It turns out that there is no such thing as a dragon in the world, and his skills were in vain.

[Teaching content] The existence and development of nature are objective

[Brief analysis] Consciously utilizing and transforming natural objects and asking for things from nature are the needs of human survival and development. It is the embodiment of human essential ability. But if people want to use nature and transform nature, they must first have the objective existence of natural objects: if they want to kill the dragon, they must first have the existence of the dragon. This is exactly what this fable tells us. Recognizing the objectivity of nature is the basic prerequisite for humans to consciously deal with the relationship between humans and nature. Short fable 6

The Dragon King lives deep under the sea. Legend has it that he is the supreme of the aquatic tribe, and all animals in the water are his subjects. The Dragon King can also call the wind and rain, and every move he makes will bring consequences to the people. It has a great influence. Therefore, even though the common people are not aquatic animals, they still worship the Dragon King.

One day, the Dragon King was out on a cruise and met a frog on the beach. After the Dragon King and the Frog greeted each other, they started talking friendly.

The frog asked: "Dragon King, what is the place where you live like?"

The Dragon King said: "I live in a palace. It is not an ordinary palace, it is an undersea palace. "It's built with pearls and jewels inside."

The Dragon King then asked the frog, "What does the place where you live look like?"

The frog replied. : "Where I live is by a mountain stream. There are green moss and green grass there, as well as clear spring water and white rocks. It is so beautiful!" As he said this, the frog became happy and asked The Dragon King said: "Dragon King, what do you do when you are happy and angry?"

The Dragon King said: "When I am happy, I send moist rain to the world at the right time to make the grain abundant; when I am angry, I send moist rain to the world at the right time. At that time, a violent wind blew up, causing the sky and earth to fly sand and rocks, and then there were thunder and lightning, making it impossible to survive a thousand miles." After saying this, the Dragon King asked the frog again: "I wonder what you are like when you are happy and angry. "

The frog replied: "I am completely different from you, Lord Dragon King.

When I was happy, I lit up my singing voice on a clear and moonlit night, and kept singing a few lines. If I got angry, I would first open my eyes wide and bulge out, and then cheer me up. belly, showing my anger, I am only so capable. ”

In fact, everything in the world is very different. Some people have great abilities, and some people have little abilities, but what does it matter? You can do as much things as you have the ability. Just work hard! Short Fable 7

Short and meaningful fable 1. Ant training

A big ant is leading a group of small ants in training; The actions of the ants were always incorrect, either here or there was something wrong. So the big ant started to get angry: "What did you do? What a bunch of idiots! "

The little ants all lowered their heads and did not speak. But they all showed angry expressions. At this time, an old ant crawled over and said to the big ant: "Don't lose your temper first. Any idea why they don't do well? That's because the actions you did to show them were wrong!" The big ant lowered his head in shame.

At work, you should not just blame others blindly, but you should always examine your own mistakes. Words and deeds. Only by setting an example can you have the right to criticize others and convince others.

A short and meaningful fable 2. The contest between the fox and the goat

A. The fox accidentally fell into the well and could not climb out. The thirsty goat passed by the well, saw the fox, and asked him if the water in the well tasted good. The fox rolled his eyes and said, "The water in the well is very sweet. You Why not come down and share it with me. "The goat believed it and jumped down, choking on the water. Although it felt bad, it had to work with the fox to find a way out of the current predicament.

The fox suggested calmly: "Put your front feet on the wall of the well and straighten your head. I will jump on your back, climb on the horns of the sheep to the outside of the well, and then pull you up. In this way we are all saved. "The goat agreed. However, when the fox stepped on its back and jumped out of the well, he ran away immediately. Before leaving, it said to the goat: "Don't jump in blindly until you can see the exit clearly!"

Some companies in poor operating conditions offer generous terms to attract elites to join them in order to save the company. However, when the company comes out of trouble, the boss burns bridges and refuses to fulfill his original promise. The well is like a company in trouble, the fox is like the boss, and the goat is the new employee. The goat's experience reminds us that when changing jobs or looking for a job, we must understand the details of the company and the boss's true thoughts, and prepare for ourselves. Leave a way out. Otherwise, you may become the unlucky goat.

Short and meaningful fable 3. The loneliness of the tiger

As the ruler of the forest kingdom, the tiger is almost alone. After experiencing all the hardships and pains it can encounter in management work, it finally admits that tigers also have a weak side, and how much they long to enjoy being with friends like other animals, and to get support from their buddies when they make mistakes. Reminders and Advice.

It asked the monkey: "Are you my friend?" "The monkey replied with a smile on his face: "Of course, I will always be your most loyal friend. "In that case," said the tiger, "why don't I get your advice every time I make a mistake?" The monkey thought for a while and said cautiously: "As your subordinate, I may have a blind worship of you, so I can't see your mistakes." Maybe you should ask the fox. "The tiger asked the fox again. The fox rolled his eyes and said flatteringly: "The monkey is right. You are so great. Who can see your mistake? ”

Like tigers, many supervisors often experience the loneliness of “being cold at the top”. Due to the hierarchical system in the organizational structure, there is a deep gap between supervisors and subordinates. All subordinates They all treat you at a distance like they treat tigers, because: It is easy to point out your mistakes, but if you become angry, won't they bring disaster on themselves? What's more, due to different positions, some subordinates will not only not stop you from making mistakes, but Instead, they will wait to see your jokes! What’s more, some employees may be waiting for the day you fall.

If you want subordinates to point out the mistakes of their supervisors, three conditions must be met: first, the subordinates must be convinced that they can benefit; second, the subordinates must be brave enough; third, they must have the vision to distinguish right from wrong and an inclusive mind.

A short and meaningful fable 4. Monkeys feeding

Six monkeys were locked in three empty houses, two in each room, and a certain number of monkeys were placed in each house. Food, but placed at different heights. The food in the first house is placed on the ground, the food in the second house is hung at different heights from easy to difficult, and the food in the third house is hung from the roof. A few days later, they found that one monkey in the first house was dead and one was injured, two monkeys in the third house were dead, and only the two monkeys in the second house were alive and well.

It turned out that the two monkeys in the first house saw the food on the ground as soon as they entered the house, so they fought over the food that was readily available, resulting in one death and one injury. Although the monkey in the third house tried hard, the food was too high and too difficult to reach, so he starved to death.

Only the two monkeys in the second house first jumped to get food according to their own abilities, and then ran diagonally across the room to increase the running distance and jumped to get food. Finally, for the food hanging high, the two monkeys jumped to get food. The monkeys believed that only cooperation could achieve success, so one monkey lifted up the other monkey and jumped up to get the food. In this way, they can get enough food every day and both of them can survive.

This fable illustrates that the difficulty of the job is too low, everyone is capable, the ability and level cannot be reflected, and talents cannot be selected. Instead, it becomes an internal conflict and even a killing. The result is no different than the first place. Two monkeys in a third house; the position is too difficult, and even though one works hard, one cannot reach it, and often fails to demonstrate ability and level, and even buries or obliterates talents, just like two monkeys in a third house; only the position is difficult Easy and appropriate, step by step, like the food in the second house, can truly reflect people's abilities and levels, and give full play to people's initiative and wisdom. Short fable 8

An old hunting dog never succumbed to any wild beast in the forest when he was young and strong. When he was old, he encountered a wild boar during a hunt. He bravely pounced on it and bit it. ears. Because his teeth were old and weak and could not bite firmly, the boar ran away. The master ran over and was disappointed and scolded him. The old hunting dog raised his head and said: "Master! This is not my fault. My brave spirit is the same as when I was young, but I cannot resist the laws of nature. I was praised by you for my behavior in the past, and I should not be praised now. ”

This means that birth, old age, sickness and death are irresistible laws. Short Fable 9

Once Qi Huangong was traveling on horseback and came to the wild mountains and forests. Suddenly he saw a tiger blocking the way in the distance. When Qi Huanzheng was about to take a detour, the tiger fell to the ground and did not dare to move. As a result, Duke Huan of Qi and his party were able to fly past the tiger and return home with a full harvest.

After Duke Huan of Qi returned to the palace, he asked Guan Zhong: "Today I went out on horseback. When the tiger saw me, it was so frightened that it did not dare to go forward. What is the reason?"

Guan Zhong replied: "I think you may be riding a tall horse with a mottled coat, running towards the rising sun, right?"

Duke Huan of Qi nodded quickly: "This is exactly the scene. ”

Guan Zhong then analyzed and said: “This kind of horse gallops very much like a ferocious beast called a bo, which feeds on tigers and leopards.” How can it not be afraid if it is riding a horse?"

This fable shows that the tiger was confused by the appearance of the horse, so he made a wrong judgment and frightened himself. . Smart humans should learn to see the essence through phenomena, so that their understanding can be closer to objective reality step by step. Short Fable 10

When the little rabbit was out looking for food, he suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance. Following the scent, the little rabbit was surprised to find a tree of grapes (pú tɑo). The purple grapes hang on the high branches and look delicious.

The little rabbit can’t climb the tree, so he jumps up to reach the grapes. However, no matter how hard she jumped, she still couldn't reach it. The little rabbit had to stand under the tree and look at the grapes to think of a solution.

A fox came over and said: "I am so smart that I can't think of a way, so don't waste your efforts."

The little rabbit shook his head and said: "I think there must be a way. There is no way to eat grapes."

"It's useless even if you want to break your head, you guys who don't listen to advice." The fox said and walked away contemptuously.

The little rabbit thought and thought, and suddenly came up with a good idea. I saw her running quickly to the little squirrel's house.

The little rabbit found the little squirrel and told him the news of the discovery of grapes. The little squirrel was very happy and immediately followed the little rabbit to pick grapes. To thank the little rabbit, the little squirrel gave a lot of grapes to the little rabbit. The little rabbit got his wish (chánɡ) and ate the grapes happily.

When the fox saw it, he was very jealous (jì du), but said (zuǐ): "These grapes must be sour, otherwise how could the little squirrel give them to you?" Short Fable 11 < /p>

During the Warring States Period, people in the Shouling area of ??Yan State walked with their splayed faces facing outwards, swaying and looking very ugly.

There is a local young man who grew up here. He didn't realize it when he was young, but when he grew up, he felt that the way people here walked was really ugly, so he wanted to learn to walk. Later, he heard that the people of Handan, Zhao State, walked very gracefully, so he traveled across mountains and rivers to study. The young man came to Handan, the capital of Zhao State, full of travel.

When I came to Handan, I saw the bustling streets. Sure enough, everyone here walked very elegantly. They walked unhurriedly and generously. Showing noble demeanor.

The young man felt ashamed and quickly imitated the pedestrians on the road. When others stepped with his left foot, he followed suit. When someone steps with his right foot, he also steps with his right foot. But after studying for a few days, I still can't learn it, and it becomes more and more awkward as I go. The young man thought: It must be because his bad habits are too deep. If he doesn't completely abandon his old footwork, he will definitely not be able to learn new postures.

So, this young man learned from scratch. Every time he took a step, he had to carefully consider the next move. Every time he waved his hand or twisted his waist, he had to carefully calculate the size.

He studies very hard and forgets to eat and sleep every day. I have been in Handan for more than three months and have been practicing every day. Despite this, I have never been able to learn the way Handan people walk. On the contrary, I have completely forgotten my original way of walking. When he was about to return to Yan State, he was at a loss as to which leg to take first, so he had to crawl back on the ground.

Small fables and great wisdom: Learning the strengths of others is of course very important, but if you blindly imitate, not only will you fail to learn the skills of others, but you will lose your own strengths. Short Fable 12

Opportunity to be gifted

William of England was a great businessman well-known throughout the country. But strangely enough, everything in the early days of Attwilliam's business was actually a gift from others.

When William was 20 years old, he was still a young man who stayed by the river fishing all day long. The world was very small and there was no way he could see any brilliant achievements in his future. One day, a man crossing the river asked William for help. It turned out that a ring belonging to the man crossing the river accidentally fell into the river. The man crossing the river was so anxious that he asked William to go under the water and help him feel it no matter what.

William did nothing all morning. He dived under the boat more than twenty times, but still did not touch the ring. Attwilliam called on all the men in the village to help. In order to touch this ring, a village of men actually spent another half a day.

The man crossing the river promised to give Atwilliam one pound in salvage fee in advance. Unexpectedly, Atwilliam actually invited so many people and spent so much time. How much is the reward for this? It is very difficult for people crossing the river. Unexpectedly, William did not mention the reward at all, nor did he care about the huge cost of salvaging the ring. He just wants to solve problems for people crossing the river and salvage rings, that's all.

Soon, the man crossing the river passed by again, and he met William again. There were not many fish to catch in the river at this time. The man crossing the river said to William: "William, please stop fishing. I will give you a job of inflating tires and repairing tires. You can support your family." From then on, William had a job of repairing car tires on the roadside. Son.

One day, a car stopped in front of William's tire repair shop. The man in the car had to find a special screw, otherwise the car would not be able to run. William searched his shop but could not find such screws. But William was not willing to give in. He got on his bicycle and searched again in another repair shop, and finally found the same screw.

When William came back sweating profusely and installed the screw on the other party's car, the other party took out 10 pounds to thank William. William didn't take any of it. He said it was a screw thrown at the bottom of the box and was worthless! Soon, the owner of the car came specially and gave William a hardware store to run as an agent. William was very surprised and asked the other party why.

The other party told William: "You are the most sincere, trustworthy, selfless, and lovable person I have ever met in this world."

William can always be successful in his life. When he encounters good luck, others will always give him gifts. Today, William is the largest machinery manufacturer in the UK. When asked about his family history, he always said that most of his life's business was donated by others.

William himself did not know that he was helped because of his incomparable honesty and enthusiasm, his serious and persistent attitude towards matters entrusted by others, and his dedication, which moved the rich people who had received his help. And his spirit and quality are indispensable for success in his career. Short Fable 13

The old crab felt uneasy and felt that his whole body was too hard. I know I am about to shed my shell.

He ran around looking for it. He wanted to find a cave, hid himself, blocked the mouth of the cave with stones, and faintly shed his shell. He knew it was dangerous to molt out there. The body is still soft and will be eaten by other crabs. This was not for nothing, he had actually seen it with his own eyes.

He left in a panic.

The crab next to him asked him: "Brother, why are you so panicked?"

He said: "I'm about to shed my shell."

" Isn’t it good to shed it here?”

“That’s too scary.”

“You’re not afraid of other things in the cave. Are you afraid that we are of the same species?"

"I'm not afraid of the same species."

"What else am I afraid of?"

"I'm afraid of you. Eat me." Short Fable 14

Two roosters fought over the hen. One of them beat the other away. The defeated one had to hide in a covered place, but the victorious one flew up to the high wall and shouted. At this time, an eagle flew over and caught him. After this, the defeated rooster took possession of the hens in peace.

This story illustrates that arrogance brings harm to people, while humility brings benefits to people. Short Fable 15

On a hot summer day, an ant was blown into the pond by the wind and died.

A pigeon on the tree saw this scene and said, "How pitiful! Go and help him!" The pigeon said and hurriedly threw the leaves into the pond.

The ants climbed up the leaves, and the leaves floated to the pond, and the ants were saved.

“Thanks to the pigeon for saving his life!” The ant always remembered the pigeon’s life-saving grace.

After a long time, a hunter came and aimed his gun at the pigeons in the tree, but the pigeons didn't know anything about it.

At this time, the ant climbed onto the hunter’s foot and bit him hard.

"Oh! It hurts so much!" The hunter deflected the bullet as soon as he felt pain.

In the end, the pigeon escaped, and the ant finally repaid the pigeon for saving his life.