the fox and the stork故事概括

Once a fox invited(邀請) a stork to dinner.

一次，狐狸請鶴來吃飯。

He put nothing on the table except some soup in a very shallow(淺的) dish.

他除了淺盤子中的一點湯以外，什麼也沒有準備。

The fox could easily lap up the soup， but the stork could only wet the end of her long bill in it.

狐狸可以輕而易舉地喝到湯，但是鶴只夠蘸溼他長長的嘴尖。

When she left the meal， she was still very hungry.

吃完飯後，鶴仍舊很飢餓。

"I am sorry(抱歉)." said the fox:"The soup is not to your taste."

“很抱歉。”狐狸說：“這湯不合你的口味。”

"Please do not apologize." said the stork: "I hope you will come to my house， and dine with me soon."

“別客氣。”鶴說：“希望你不久之後也能來我家，和我一起吃飯。”

A few days later the stork visited the fox.

幾天後，鶴邀請了狐狸過來。

The fox found that his food was put in a long bottle(瓶子)， and the mouth of the bottle was very narrow(狹窄).

狐狸發現他的食物都裝在一個長長的瓶子裏，而瓶口很細。

He could not insert his big mouth into it， so he ate nothing.

他無法將他的大嘴伸進去，什麼也吃不到。

"I will not apologize." said the stork. "One bad turn deserves another."

“我不想道歉。”鶴說：“惡有惡報。”