The Wolf and the Lion
The Wolf and the Lion
A wolf,roaming by the mountain's side,saw his own shadow,as the sun was setting,become greatly extended and magnified,and he said to himself,“Why should I being of such an immense size,and extending nearly an acre in length,be afraid of the lion?Ought I not to be acknowledged as King of all the collected beasts?”While he was indulging in these proud thoughts,a lion fell upon him,and killed him.He exclaimed with a too-late repentance,“Wretched me!This over-estimation of myself is the cause of my destruction.”
Exercises:
判断对(T)、错(F):
① When the sun was setting a wolf saw its own shadow become extended and magnified.② A wolf said to all the animals he was not afraid of the lion and should be king of all the collected beasts.③ When a lion fell upon the wolf,they fought bitterly with each other.④ This over-estimation of himself is the cause of the wolf's destruction.回答下列问题:
① When the wolf saw his shadow becoming extended and magni-fied, what did he say?
② What did we learn from this fable 1?