The Wolf And The Goat
狼和山羊
by Aesop
出自《伊索寓言》
A hungry Wolf spied a Goat browsing at the top of a steep cliff where he could not possibly get at her.
一只饥肠辘辘的狼发现了一只山羊，可那山羊站在陡峭的悬崖高岗，那是狼所不能涉足的地方。
"That is a very dangerous place for you," he called out, pretending to be very anxious about the Goat's safety. "What if you should fall! Please listen to me and come down! Here you can get all you want of the finest, tenderest grass in the country."
“那么高的地方对你太危险了，”狼装作十分关心羊的安危的样子说道。“万一你掉下去了可怎么办哟！请听我的忠告，下来吧！我能为你提供全世界最鲜美、最脆嫩的绿草。”
The Goat looked over the edge of the cliff.
山羊从悬崖的边缘望过去。
"How very, very anxious you are about me," she said, "and how generous you are with your grass! But I know you! It's your own appetite you are thinking of, not mine!"
“你对我可真是关心呢，”它说到，“你还为我提供青草，也真是慷慨！但是，我对你很了解！你想的是满足自己的口腹之欲，而不是真心为我着想！”
An invitation prompted by selfishness is not to be accepted.
寓意：不要接受自私的邀请。