种菜人(Vegetablegrower)

种菜人正在菜园里浇菜,有个人跑过来问他,为什么野菜生得很茂盛,人们栽种的菜却很瘦弱。他回答说:“地是野菜的亲娘,却是家菜的后娘。”

寓意:适用于那些为自己的懒惰编造借口的人。

,"thegroundisthemotherofwildvegetables,butitisthestepmotherofdomesticvegetables."

Moral:forthosewhomakeupexcusesfortheirlaziness.

种园人和狗(Gardenersanddogs)

种菜人的狗掉到了井里。他想把狗从井里救上来,于是他自己也下到井里,可狗却以为主人下来是要把它再捺到水里去,尽快淹死它。所以当种菜人挨近狗时,狗便转过身来,咬了他一口。种菜人忍着巨痛一边往上爬,一边说:“我真是活该!为什么我要这么热心去救它呢?”

寓意:讽刺那些无情无义、恩将仇报的人。

Thevegetablegrower',sohewentdownintothewellhimself,butthedogthoughtthat,,"Ideserveit!WhyshouldIbesoenthusiastictosaveit?"

Moral:satirizethosewhoareruthlessandbitethehandthatfeedsthem.