The cock and the jewel
A cock ,scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a precious stone and exclaimed: “if your owner had found you ,and not I ,he would have taken you up ,and have set you in your first estate; but I have found you for no purpose. I would rather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world。”
公鸡与宝石
一只公鸡在为自己和他的母鸡们找食物时发现一块珍贵的石头，它大叫说：“如果不是我而是你的主人找到了你，他就会把你拣起来，并且把你放到你以前所在的地方。但是，现在是我找到了你，而你对于我而言毫无用处。我宁愿见到一颗燕麦粒也不愿意捡到全世界的宝石。”以上英语故事由英语口语部提供。
