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The horse and the ass

mǎ
hé




xíng

mǎ
lā
zhāo
qīng
pián
便
de
chē
qīng
sōng
dè
qián
xíng

ér

tuó
zhāo
hěn
zhòng
de
ān
nāng
zǒu
lù


A horse and an ass were traveling together. The horse was prancing along in its beautiful trappings, but the ass was carrying the heavy weight in its saddlebags.


wǒ
duō

wàng
wǒ
shì




gǎn
tàn
dào



shí
me
yě
bù
yòng
zuò

què
pèi
dài
zhè
me
piāo
liàng
de
mǎ
jù



"I wish I were you," sighed the ass. "You have nothing to do, and wear such a beautiful harness."

hòu
lái
bào
fā
le

chǎng
zhàn
zhēng

mǎ
zài
zuì
hòu
de
chōng
fēng
zhōng
bù
xìng
shēn
shòu
zhòng
shāng


The next day there was a great battle. The horse was badly wounded in the final charge.


cóng
jiāng
yào

qù
de
mǎ
shēn
biān
jīng
guò


wǒ
cuò
le



shuō


ān
quán

piāo
liàng
de

fú
gèng
zhòng
yào



The ass passed and saw the dying horse. "I was wrong," said the ass."Safety is much more important than beautiful clothes."

yù

bù
yào
suí
pián
便
xiàn
mù
bié
rén

gè
rén
dōu
yǒu


de
shēng
huó

dōu
yǒu


de
xìng
fú
yǔ
bù
xìng


The fable tells us not to admire others.Everybody has his own life, happiness and sorrows.


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