The Fox And Cicada 狐狸和蝉

A hungry fox was looking for food in the forest. As he was starving, he heard a cicada singing.

He thought, "Although he is too small to feed me, at least I have something to eat."

Thus, the fox said, "Who is singing? I've never heard such a beautiful voice. Hey, may I ask you to come down?"

The cicada heard the fox, but he pretended that he didn't. The fox kept saying, "Oh, please. I just want to see you. I won't hurt you. Trust me."

On hearing this, the smart cicada dropped a leaf to the fox. The fox thought it was the cicada, so he jumpeed over and ate it.

After he found he was fooled, he angrily called the cicada "cheater." The cicada smiled and said, "Well, Mr. Fox, you won't be cheated if you didn't cheat me first."

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狐狸和蝉

一只饥肠辘辘的狐狸在森林里寻找食物，他听见了一只蝉在歌唱。

狐狸想：“虽然他还不够俺塞牙缝儿，可也比没有强。”

狐狸于是喊到：“是谁在唱歌呀？我从未听到过如此美妙的声音。嘿，您能从树上下来一下么？”

蝉假装没听到。

狐狸继续喊道：“我只想见见你，不会伤害你的。请相信我吧。”

听到这句话，聪明的蝉扔下了一片树叶。狐狸把它误当成了蝉，一跃而起，吞下了树叶。

狐狸发现上当了，他气急败坏的朝蝉喊道：“骗子！”

蝉微笑着回答：“可是，狐狸先生，是你骗我在先的呀！”