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A wild donkey（/ˈdɑːŋki/ 驢子） once met a tame（/teɪm/ 馴服的）donkey feeding on a hillside.

有一次，一頭野驢遇到一頭家驢正在半山腰吃草。

The wild donkey was thin and small. He spent his life out of doors, sheltering as best he could in the cold weather and eating the sparse（/spɑːrs/ 稀疏的） hill grass all the year around.

野驢長得又瘦又小，一直在野外生活，天冷得自己找地方躲避，一年到頭靠吃山上稀疏的草填飽肚子。

He sometimes had to walk miles to find fresh water and at night there was always danger from prowling（出動狩獵的） wolves.

有的時候，爲了找水喝，他要走上幾英裏遠。晚上還得提防伺機出沒的狼，很是危險。

The tame donkey was sleek（/sliːk/ 圓滑的） and fat. During the summer he fed on the rich meadow （/ˈmedoʊ/ 牧場）grass while in winter he was given corn and hay to eat.

家養的驢子餵得很好，胖乎乎的。夏天吃的是牧場肥美的草，冬天主人給他餵的是谷物和幹草。

There was always a pail of（一桶） fresh water for him to drink and at night he was shut safely in a stable. “How lucky you are,” said the wild donkey,I wish I could live like you.”

家養的驢子餵得很好，胖乎乎的。夏天吃的是牧場肥美的草，冬天主人給他餵的是谷物和幹草。

A few days later the wild donkey was once more foraging（/'fɔrɪdʒ/ 覓食） on the hillside. Looking down he saw the tame donkey walking slowly along the road, carrying a heavy load of wood.

幾天以後，野驢又來到山上覓食。他往山下一看，看見家養的驢正慢吞吞地走在路上，背上馱著重重的木頭。

As he watched, the tame donkey paused to snatch（偷偷地） at a thistle （薊）growing by the roadside, immediately his driver began to shout and to beat him with a stick.

家驢停下來去吃路邊的一棵薊草，主人立馬吼叫起來，拿著棍子打了上去。

人們總是豔羨他人得到的東西，卻看不到其背後的付出。

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