从上海市的小学语文课本中,我读到两则很有意思的寓言。一则寓言说,一只鹿很喜欢自己的角,而不喜欢那瘦长的四条腿。当它遇见老虎时,正是漂亮的角防碍了它在森林里的逃窜.幸好那四条腿又机灵又有力,才得以逃脱虎口。另一则寓言说,一只公鸡很为自己美丽的羽毛而骄傲,它想与动物界的同伴们谈谈羽毛的美丽,可老牛谆谆告诫说:美丽有什么用呢?要为大家做好事才是有用的。于是, From the primary school Chinese textbooks in Shanghai, I read two very interesting allegories. A parable says that a deer likes his horns very much, and does not like the slender four legs. When it met the tiger, it was the beautiful corner that prevented it from escaping in the forest, but fortunately the four legs were clever and powerful enough to escape the tiger’s mouth. Another fable says that a cock is proud of its beautiful feathers and wants to talk about the beauty of the feathers with fellow creatures in the animal world. The old cow complains: What is the use of beauty? To do something good for everyone It is useful. then,