老人與死神－雙語兒童寓言故事

　　An old man was gathering sticks in a forest.

　　At last he grew very tired and hopeless. He threw down all the sticks and cried out, I cannot bear this life any longer. Ah, I wish Death would come and take me! 　　As he spoke, Death appeared, and said to him, What would you do, old man? I heard you call me. 　　Please, sir, replied the old man, would you help me lift this bundle of sticks up to my shoulder? 　　譯文 　　老人與死神 　　有個(gè)老人在森林中砍了不少柴，十分吃力地挑著走了很遠(yuǎn)的路。 　　一路上他累極了，實(shí)在挑不動(dòng)了，便扔下柴擔(dān)，叫喊起來：這種日子我受不了了，死神啊，帶我走吧。 　　這時(shí)，死神來了，對他說：老頭，你想做什么，我聽見你叫我? 　　先生，老人說，您能幫忙將那擔(dān)子放在我的肩上嗎? 　　寓意 　　即使生活不幸，人們?nèi)孕钀巯?/p>