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寓言故事三则阅读 经典寓言故事：公甫文伯之死 After hearing that sixteen women committed suicide when her son, Gongpu Wenbo, who was a high official in the state of Lu had died, the mother did not shed a single drop of tear. She said, My son was not a good man. when Confucius was dispelled from Lu, he did not follow him to seek truth. Now he is dead, and there were sixteen women who committed suicide for him. So it is obvious that he treated elder people harshly while he was very lenient to women. So I would not consider him to be my son at all. Coming out of the mouth of a mother, these words can show the virtue of the mother. If a wife said this, she would be considered to be a jealous wife. The same words uttered from different people can have different effect. 公甫文伯的母亲得知在鲁国做官的儿子病逝后有十六个妇人为他自杀，没流下一滴眼泪。 她说：“我的这个儿子不是个好东西。当年孔子被鲁国赶走，他没有跟随孔子追求真理;如今死了，却有十六个女人为他自杀。可见他对长辈非常刻薄，而对妇人却非常宽厚。这样的儿子就当他不存在好了。” 这些话出自母亲之口，足以证明母亲的贤惠;倘若出自妻子之口，则必定会被人认为是妒妇。同样的话从不同人的口中说去来，产生的效果则完全不同。 经典寓言故事：城门失火 Many many years ago, in the State of Song, there was a city gate. Outside the gate was a moat with fishes that lived a quiet and happy life there. One day the tower above the city gate caught fire and the people of the city were alarmed. Even the fishes in the moat could hear the gone. Whats the noise about? the fishes wondered. I must go and find out, said one curious black carp. When he saw the tower on fire, he hurried back to tell his mates. Swim all you could! Swim all you could! Swim for life! He cried to his fellow-fishes. The city gate is burning! So all the fishes except the carps started to swim away. One arrogant carp even laughed at the other fishes. Dont laugh, said the kind black carp. You really ought to swim away, too, in good time. Why should I? asked the arrogant carp. Its only their city gate on fire, whats it got to do with me in the water? The fire spread very fast and the firemen had used up all the water in the city.