云雀和小云雀
The Lark and Her Young Ones
云雀把窝筑在麦田里。一天农夫说要请邻居来帮忙改庄稼，云雀没叫小云雀搬家。几天后，农夫决定自己收庄稼了，云雀就急忙叫小云雀准备搬家。
A Lark had made her nest in the early spring on the young green wheat. The brood had almost grown to their full strength and attained the use of their wings and the full plumage of their feathers when the owner of the field, looking over his ripe crop, said,” The time has come when I must ask all my neighbors to help me with my harvest.” One of the young Lars heard his speech and related it to his mother, inquiring of her to what place they should move for safely. “ There his friends to help him with his harvest is not really in earnest.”
The owner of the field came again a few days later and saw the wheat shedding the grain from excess of ripeness. He said, “ I will come myself tomorrow with my laborers, and with as many reapers as I can hire, and will get in the harvest.” The Lark on hearing these words said to her brood,” It is time now to be off, my little ones, for the man is in earnest this time; he no longer trusts his friends, but will reap the field himself.”
Self-help is the best help.
