TheCrowandTheEagle:Itwasabrightspringday.Thesunwashighinthebluesky.Aherdofsheepwasgrazingcontentedlyonthehillside.Thelittlelambswiththeirsoftwhitecoatsandcurlytailswereplayingamongthemselves.TheShepherd,seeingthathisflockwassafeandhappy,hadfallenasleepunderthespreadingbranchesofalargeoldtree.SuddenlyanEagleswoopeddownfromthesky.Itpouncedonalittlelambandcarrieditoffsoswiftlythatnoneoftheotherlambsevenhadthetimetobleat.ThesleepingShepherdheardnothing.ACrowwassittingonthetreeunderwhichtheShepherdlayasleep.HehadseenhowtheEaglehadcaughtthelambandcarrieditofftohisnest.‘Whatawonderfulwaytogetdinner!’hethought.Whydocrowslookforoldsmellyfood?’TheCrowdecidedtodoexactlyastheEaglehaddone.Ithadlookedeasyenough.Allhehadtodowastodecidewhichsheephewanted,swoopdownuponit,holditasfirmlyashecouldinhisclawsandflyoffwithit…Easy!IftheEaglecoulddoit,thensocouldhe!TheCrowlookeddownattheflockofsheeptodecidewhichsheephewanted.Justbelowthetree,bytheShepherd,abig,oldRamwasgrazing.Hehadcurlinghornsandathickheavyfleece.Aha!Heshouldbeagoodmealforme!thoughttheCrowgreedily.Hewasveryhungryandthethoughtofalargejuicyramforlunchmadehismouthwater.TheCrowswoopedsilentlyandswiftlydownontotheRam,justashehadseentheEagledoandgraspeditfirmlybyitsfleece.‘Andnowtoflyoffwithittomynest,saidtheCrowtohimself.Heflappedhiswingswithallhisstrength,butcouldnotlifttheRam.TheRamwaslarge.HewasmuchtooheavyfortheCrowtocarry.TheCrowtriedagainandagain,butwithoutsuccess.TheRamfelttheCrowonitsbackandwasmostannoyed.Justwhatdoyouthinkyouaredoing,youpeskybird?hesnapped,glaringathimoverhisshoulder.TheCrowflappedharderstill,tryingtocarrytheRamaway.‘Nowstopthat!criedtheRam.‘Goaway!Shoo!Leavemeinpeace!’HejumpedandbuckedandtriedtoshaketheCrowoffhisback.‘Ohoh!thoughttheCrow,alarmedattheRam’sfierceantics.‘Maybethiswasntsuchagoodideaafterall!PerhapsIshouldlookformydinnersomewhereelse!IhadbetterlettheRambe!TheCrowtriedtoflyaway,buthefoundhecouldnotmove.HisclawswerecaughtintheRam’sthickfleece!TheCrowpulledhisfeetthiswayandthat.Heflappedhiswingsashardashecould.Butnomatterwhathedid,heonlyseemedtogetstuckmorefirmly.Oh,howwasheevergoingtogetfree?TheCrowsquawkedloudlyinfearanddespair.TheRamstartedrunningaroundthetree,bellowingwithrage.TheShepherdwokeupwithastart.Whowasmakingthathorriblenoise?Werehissheepindanger?Hesatup.Whatasightmethiseyes!TheRamwasrunningroundandroundthetree.OnhisbackwastheCrow,squawkingandtryingtoriseintotheair.TheShepherdbegantolaugh.Atlast,wipinghiseyes,theShepherdstoodup.HestoppedtheRamasheranbyandcalmedhimwithgentlewords.WhentheRamwasstill,theShepherdtookapairofshearsfromhissack.HoldingtheCrowwithonehand,hedeftlysnippedthefleeceuntiltheCrowwasfree.‘Whatdidyouthinkyouweredoing,myfinefriendaskedtheShepherd,lookingattheCrow.‘PlayingatbeinganEagle,wereyou?TheShepherdburstoutlaughingagain.TheCrowwastooembarrassedeventocroak.HewishedonlythattheShepherdwouldlethimgosohecouldflyawaytohisnestandhidehisfoolishhead.Finally,whentheShepherdlettheCrowgo,theCrowflappedhiswingsandflewoffasfastashecould.‘AndthenexttimeyouwanttobeanEagle,makesureyoupickananimalyoursize!calledtheShepherdafterhim.TheCrow,feelingsillyandfoolish,promisedhimselfthatfromnowonhewouldonlydoasothercrowsdid!
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那是一个明媚的春日。太阳高高挂在蓝天上。一群羊正心满意足地在山坡上吃草。小羊羔们长着柔软的白色皮毛和卷曲的尾巴，在彼此之间玩耍。牧羊人看到他的羊群平安快乐，便在一棵大老树张开的树枝下睡着了。
突然，一只鹰从空中猛扑下来。它扑向一只小羊羔，很快就把它叼走了，其他羊羔都来不及咩咩叫。睡着的牧羊人什么也没听见。
一只乌鸦坐在树下，牧羊人睡着了。他看到老鹰是如何抓住小羊羔并把它带回巢里的。
“多棒的做饭方式啊!””他想。“乌鸦为什么要寻找又旧又臭的食物?””
乌鸦决定按照老鹰的做法去做。这看起来很容易。他所要做的就是决定要哪只羊，猛扑过去，用爪子紧紧抓住它，然后带着它飞走……
如果老鹰能做到，那他也能!
乌鸦看了看羊群，决定要哪只羊。
就在树下，牧羊人旁边，一只高大的老公羊正在吃草。他长着卷曲的角和厚厚的羊毛。
“啊哈!”他对我来说应该是一顿美餐!乌鸦贪婪地想。他非常饿，一想到一只多汁的大公羊当午餐，他就流口水了。
乌鸦悄悄地、敏捷地向公羊扑去，就像他看到的老鹰那样，紧紧抓住公羊的毛。
“现在带着它飞回我的巢去吧，”乌鸦自言自语。他用尽全力拍打着翅膀，但还是举不起公羊。
公羊很大。他太重了，乌鸦抬不动。乌鸦试了一次又一次，都没有成功。
公羊觉得乌鸦在它背上，很生气。你知道你在干什么吗，你这个讨厌的鸟?他厉声说，扭头瞪着哈利。
乌鸦更使劲地拍打着翅膀，想把公羊叼走。
“现在停止!公羊叫道。“走开!”嘘!让我静一静!他又跳又跳，想把乌鸦从背上甩下来。
“哦,哦!乌鸦想，被公羊的古怪举动吓了一跳。“也许这不是个好主意!”也许我该去别的地方找我的晚餐!我还是让公羊去吧!”
乌鸦试图飞走，但他发现自己动不了。他的爪子被公羊的厚羊毛夹住了!乌鸦把脚往这边拉，那边拉。他用尽全力拍打着翅膀。但无论他做什么，他似乎只会陷得更深。
哦，他怎么才能获得自由呢?乌鸦又害怕又绝望地大声叫着。公羊开始绕着树跑，愤怒地吼叫着。牧羊人被惊醒了。那可怕的声音是谁发出来的?他的羊有危险吗?他坐了起来。
他看到了什么景象!公羊绕着树跑啊跑。他背上驮着那只乌鸦，嘎嘎叫着，想要飞向空中。
牧羊人笑了起来。最后，牧羊人擦了擦眼泪，站了起来。公羊跑过去时，他把它拦住，用温和的话安抚它。
公羊不动了，牧羊人从口袋里拿出一把大剪刀。他一手抓住乌鸦，熟练地剪羊毛，直到乌鸦得到自由。
“我的好朋友，你知道你在干什么吗?”牧羊人看着乌鸦问。“玩扮演老鹰的游戏，是吗?”
牧羊人又大笑起来。
乌鸦尴尬得连叫都不敢叫了。他只希望牧羊人放他走，这样他就可以飞回他的窝里，藏起他那愚蠢的脑袋。
牧羊人终于放了乌鸦，乌鸦拍了拍翅膀，以最快的速度飞走了。
“下次你想成为鹰的时候，确保你选择了一种和你一样大小的动物!”牧羊人在他身后喊道。
乌鸦觉得自己太傻了，就答应自己从今以后只做其他乌鸦做的事!