中國寓言故事雙語版 第135期:蝙蝠強辯
One day, the phoenix celebrated its birthday and all the birds came to congratulate it except the bat.
一天,鳳凰做壽,百鳥都來慶賀,只有蝙蝠沒有來。The phoenix was very angry and blamed the bat:
鳳凰非常惱火,譴責蝙蝠說:“I am the king of birds, and you are my subordinate. Why are you so arrogant and impolite?”
“我是鳥中之王,你是我的屬下,你為什麼這樣傲慢而沒有禮貌?”
The bat replied:“I have four legs and belong to the beast family.I am not your should I go to congratulate you?”
蝙蝠回答說:“我有四隻腳,屬於獸類,我不是你的屬下。我為什麼要朝賀你呢?”On another day,the unicorn celebrated its birthday,and the bat didn’t go to congratulate it either.
又有一天,麒麟過生日,蝙蝠也沒有去慶賀。The unicorn was angry too and cursed the bat roundly.
麒麟也非常惱火,大罵蝙蝠。The bat argued lamely:“I have wings and belong to the bird family, while you belong to the beast family. Why should I go to congratulate you?”
蝙蝠強辯說:“我有翅膀,屬於禽類,而你屬於獸類,我為什麼要朝賀你呢?”