English Original
After a heavy lunch, a little monkey napped in the branches of a tall tree.
Suddenly, a desperate cry for help awakened him. Opening his eyes, he saw a stout mantis clinging to a delicate branch with its saw-like forelimbs. The insect was crying for help as a black bird nearby prepared to attack. Without hesitation, the monkey jumped over and frightened the bird away.
"Thank you for saving my life, Mr. Monkey," said the mantis. "When I realized the bird was following me, I knew moving or staying still would both lead to an immediate attack. Without your timely help, I would have been killed. I am deeply grateful and don't know how to repay you."
"It was my pleasure," the monkey replied cheerfully before leaping to another tree. "Saving a small creature's life is wonderful. I'll keep doing such things," he said to himself, elated as he moved through the leaves and branches. Resting on a coarse branch, he suddenly heard another cry—this time, more than one.
Following the sound, the monkey quickly found four small birds crying desperately in a nest from hunger. "I think I'll die if Mom doesn't bring food soon," one chick cried, and the others echoed the same despair.
Just then, the mother bird returned. Amid cheers, the large black bird comforted her babies: "Sorry, my dears, I brought no food this time. A little while ago, I was almost sure to catch a stout mantis. If a naughty monkey hadn't interfered, that mantis would have made a good meal for you. But I'll keep looking."
The mother bird hastily kissed each chick and flew off again, leaving the hungry little ones crying weakly.
Having quietly overheard the conversation, the monkey was upset and confused. He had stopped a mother from feeding her hungry children. Was he right or wrong? Unable to decide, he jumped to the ground and went to consult the most knowledgeable elephant.
"You didn't do anything wrong," the authoritative elephant replied. "In this world, nobody can take care of everyone."
The elephant was right. Every good deed can have an opposite effect. As a Chinese philosopher said, "As long as we have done what we should, we cannot expect approval from everyone."
中文翻译
饱餐一顿后，一只小猴子在一棵高树的枝桠间打盹。
突然，一声绝望的呼救声将他惊醒。他睁开眼睛，看到一只粗壮的 螳螂正用它锯子般的前肢紧紧抓着一根纤细的树枝。这只昆虫正在呼救，因为不远处一只黑鸟正准备攻击它。猴子毫不犹豫地跳过去，吓跑了那只鸟。
"谢谢你救了我的命，猴子先生，"螳螂说。"当我发现被鸟跟踪时，我意识到无论我动还是不动，它都会立刻攻击我。要不是你及时赶到，我早就没命了。我深深感激你的大恩，不知如何报答。"
"这是我的荣幸，"猴子愉快地回答道，然后跳到另一棵树上找乐子去了。"拯救一个小生命的感觉真好。我要尽可能多做这样的事，"他一边在茂密的枝叶间跳跃，一边兴高采烈地自言自语。当猴子在一根粗糙的树枝上休息时，他突然又听到了哭声，而且不止一声。
循着哭声的方向，猴子很快发现巢里有四只小鸟正因为饥饿而绝望地哭泣。"我觉得如果妈妈不快点带食物回来，我就要死了，"一只雏鸟对另外三只哭诉道，它们也以同样的哭声回应。
就在这时，鸟妈妈飞了回来。在一片欢呼声中，这只大黑鸟安慰着她的孩子们："对不起，我亲爱的孩子们，这次我没带任何食物回来。刚才，我差点就抓到一只粗壮的螳螂。要不是一只淘气的猴子干涉，那只螳螂本可以成为你们的一顿美餐。不过，我会继续为你们寻找食物的。"
鸟妈妈匆匆亲吻了每个孩子，便再次飞走去执行任务了，留下那些饥饿的小家伙们无力地哭泣。
猴子悄悄听到了鸟儿们的对话，感到心烦意乱。他完全困惑了。他阻止了一位母亲为饥饿的孩子带回食物。他做得对还是错？既然自己无法得出正确答案，他跳到了地上，去向最博学的大象请教。
"你并没有做错任何事，"权威的大象回答猴子。"在这个世界上，没有人能照顾到所有人。"
大象是对的。任何好事都可能产生相反的影响。正如一位中国哲学家所说："只要我们做了应做之事，便不能期望得到所有人的认可。"