一头鹰和一只云雀在一座高山的一块岩石上相遇。云雀说:"祝您早安,先生。"鹰鄙夷地瞧着雀,有气无力地说道:"早晨好。"
云雀说:"我祝愿您万事大吉,先生。"
"是啊,"鹰说,"我们是万事大吉大利。可你要知道,我们是众鸟之王,我们还没有开口,你就不应该先招呼我们。"
云雀说:"我以为咱们是属于同一个家族的哩。"
鹰以鄙夷的神色瞧着云雀,说道:"究竟谁说过你和我是属于同一个家族的?"于是云雀答道:"不过,我倒要提醒你这一点:我能飞翔得同你一样高,我还能唱歌,给大地上其他生物以乐趣。而你既不给人愉快,又不给人乐趣。"
这话触怒了鹰,他说:"愉快和乐趣!你这枚律的小东西胡扯些什么!你的身材不过我的一只脚那么大。只要我的嘴巴一啄,就能结果你的性命。"
于是云雀飞起来,扑在鹰的背脊上,啄起鹰的羽毛来了。这可大大激怒了鹰,他快飞高翔,想借此甩掉那只小鸟。然而他失败了,怎么也甩不掉。他终于又落在高山的那块岩石上,小东西可依旧扑在他的背脊上,他越发愤怒,咒骂着这倒霉的时辰。
此时此刻有一只小乌龟经过,对着眼前的景象哈哈大笑,她笑得前仰后合,几乎要翻身摔倒。
鹰瞧不起小乌龟,说道:"你这慢慢爬行的东西,你这永远爬在土地上的东西,你笑什么?"于是乌龟答道:"哎,我看见你变成了一匹马,让一只小鸟骑在你身上,不过那小鸟倒是只比你高明的鸟。"
鹰这就对乌龟说道:"你少管闲事,忙你自己的事去吧。这是我和我兄弟云雀之间的家务事儿。"
the Skylark
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