公鸡和宝玉_英语寓言故事

    the cock and the jewel
    a cock, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a precious stone and exclaimed: "if your owner had found thee(you), and not i, he would have taken thee(you) up, and have set thee in thy first estate; but i have found thee(you) for no purpose. i would rather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world."
    一只公鸡在田野里为自己和母鸡们寻找食物。他发现了一块宝玉,便对宝玉说:“若不 是我,而是你的主人找到了你,他会非常珍惜地把你捡起来;但我发现了你却毫无用处。我 与其得到世界上一切宝玉,倒不如得到一颗麦子好。”
    故事告诉我们:
    自己需要的东西才是真正珍贵的。