外国寓言故事题目 双语寓言故事二百五十三

Myna and Canary

There was a myna who imitated a canary in singing every day. Then he really succeeded in singing so vividly that he felt as if he were a canary. All the other birds in the forest praised him, saying, "How well he sings!"

"Yes, but not as beautifully as the nightingale." Said a bird of myna's singing. The myna was furious, but could not bear such a remark.

"Now, my friends," said the myna, "it is a piece of cake for me to learn to sing." So, myna sang a song that sounded like a nightingale's voice, but there was something wrong.

First it was like a bird, then it was like a lamb, then it was like a cat. At last the birds that had listened to him flew away.

My little starling, your song has sadly come to an end. Instead of singing like a nightingale, spend more time singing like a canary.

Don't aim too high, according to their own ability to choose their own things, so as to do well.

八哥和金丝雀

有一只八哥，它每天都会模仿金丝雀唱歌，后来真的有所成就，唱得惟妙惟肖，仿佛觉得自己就是一只金丝雀似的。它的本领，受到了森林中其他鸟儿的一致认同，它们总是夸奖它说：“唱得好极了！”

“好是好，但是不如夜莺唱得动听。” 有一只鸟儿这样评价八哥的歌唱。八哥听了十分恼怒，它可受不了这样的评价。

“且慢，我的朋友们，” 八哥说，“学夜莺唱歌，对我来说，不过是小菜一碟而已！” 于是，八哥就唱了一首歌，那首歌听起来很像是夜莺的声音，但是总有些不大对劲的地方。

因为刚开始它是小鸟儿般叽叽的声音，接着又是小羊般咩咩的声音，再后来就成了小猫儿般喵喵的声音了。最后，听它唱歌的鸟儿都飞走了。

小八哥啊，你的歌唱已经很悲哀地收场了。与其学夜莺唱歌，还不如多花点时间学学金丝雀的声音呢。

不要好高骛远，要根据自己的能力选择适合自己的事，这样才能做好。