An Arab camel-driver, after completing the loading of his camel, asked him which he would like best, to go up hill or down.
The poor beast replied, not without a touch of reason: "Why do you ask me? Is it that the level way through the desert is closed?"
一位阿拉伯骆驼夫在给他的骆驼装完货物后，问它最喜欢走上坡路还是下坡路。
这可怜的牲口不无道理地回答道：“你为何问我？难道穿过沙漠的平坦道路被关闭了吗？”
A lamb, chased by a wolf, finds safety in a temple. When ...
A man tries to sell a wooden god, claiming it brings luck...
A starving grasshopper begs ants for food in winter, havi...
A bird-catcher, after catching a bird in one mesh of his ...
A man dressed as Abraham Lincoln explains his costume rep...
A man warms his hands and cools his food by blowing with ...
A man tries to sell an idol he claims brings fortune, but...
A farmer yokes an ox and an ass together to plough. After...
A thirsty man, after chasing a mirage to a river, refuses...
A young frog escapes an ox's foot and describes its immen...
A cat, having caught a cock, seeks an excuse to eat him a...
A blind man with a keen sense of touch identifies a wolf ...
A blind man, adept at identifying things by touch, correc...
A couple kills their goose that lays golden eggs daily, h...
A crow, envious of an eagle's easy capture of a lamb, att...
A boastful Tiger is wounded by an unseen archer while try...
Two customers steal meat and lie to the butcher, who warn...
A lawyer defends his client by claiming he barely speaks ...
An elderly Chaucer humorously claims his strength is unch...
A patient's worsening symptoms are repeatedly dismissed a...