English Original
Two travellers were walking along a dusty road on a scorching summer day. Spotting a large plane-tree, they gladly stepped into the deep shade of its spreading branches to escape the sun.
As they rested, one traveller looked up and said to his companion, "What a useless tree this plane-tree is! It bears no fruit and is of no real use to anyone."
The plane-tree, hearing this, responded with indignation. "You ungrateful creature!" it cried. "You come to take shelter under me from the burning sun, and while you enjoy the cool shade of my leaves, you insult me and call me worthless!"
中文翻译
一个炎炎夏日，两位旅人走在尘土飞扬的路上。看到一棵高大的梧桐树，他们欣然走进其舒展枝丫投下的浓荫中躲避烈日。
休息时，一位旅人抬头看着树，对他的同伴说：“这棵梧桐树真没用！它不结果实，对任何人都没有真正的用处。”
梧桐树听到这话，愤慨地回应道：“你这忘恩负义的家伙！”它喊道，“你来到我身下躲避灼热的太阳，一边享受着我树叶带来的清凉树荫，一边却侮辱我，说我一无是处！”