The Wolf And The Kid 狼和小山羊
There was once a little Kid whose growing horns made him think he was a grown-up Billy Goat and able to take care of himself. So one evening when the flock started home from the pasture and his mother called, the Kid paid no heed and kept right on nibbling the tender grass. A little later when he lifted his head, the flock was gone.
有一只小羊羔，它的羊角正在生长，这让他误以为自己已经长大成一只山羊，能够独自照顾自己。因此，一天傍晚，当羊群从牧场开始回家，它的妈妈叫它的时候，小羊羔丝毫没有理会，而是继续津津有味地吃着嫩草。当它抬起头来的时候，羊群已经不见了。
He was all alone. The sun was sinking. Long shadows came creeping over the ground. A chilly little wind came creeping with them making scary noises in the grass. The Kid shivered as he thought of the terrible Wolf. Then he started wildly over the field, bleating for his mother. But not half-way, near a clump of trees, there was the Wolf!
它孤零零地站在那里，太阳正在下山，长长的阴影爬过地面，随之而来的还有一阵阵让人毛骨悚然的寒风吹过草地，发出恐怖的声音。小羊羔想到可怕的狼，不由自主地打了个寒颤。它开始在田野里疯狂地奔跑，咩咩地喊着妈妈。但是还没跑一半路，靠近一丛树木的地方，就出现了狼！
The Kid knew there was little hope for him.
小羊羔知道自己几乎没有希望了。
“Please, Mr. Wolf,” he said trembling, “I know you are going to eat me. But first please pipe me a tune, for I want to dance and be merry as long as I can.”
“拜托，狼先生，”它颤抖着说，“我知道你要吃我。但是请你先吹支曲子吧，因为我想尽情跳舞，在活着的时候开心快乐。”
The Wolf liked the idea of a little music before eating, so he struck up a merry tune and the Kid leaped and frisked gaily.
狼很喜欢在吃东西之前来点小音乐，于是它吹起了一首欢快的曲子，小羊羔则欢快地跳跃着。
Meanwhile, the flock was moving slowly homeward. In the still evening air the Wolf’s piping carried far. The Shepherd Dogs pricked up their ears. They recognized the song the Wolf sings before a feast, and in a moment they were racing back to the pasture.
与此同时，羊群正慢慢地往回走。在寂静的傍晚空气中，狼的吹奏声传得很远。牧羊犬竖起了耳朵，认出了狼在享用大餐之前会吹的曲子，瞬间就飞奔回了牧场。
The Wolf’s song ended suddenly, and as he ran, with the Dogs at his heels, he called himself a fool for turning piper to please a Kid, when he should have stuck to his butcher’s trade.
狼的演奏戛然而止，他一边逃跑，一边被追赶的牧羊犬追着。他暗自咒骂自己愚蠢，竟然为了讨好一只小羊而改行吹笛，应该坚持自己的屠夫本行。
Do not let anything turn you from your purpose
不要让任何事使你偏离目标。
读后感：《坚守信念：狼与小山羊的故事》
寓言故事《狼与小山羊》通过描述一只小山羊因为自以为已长大而忽略母亲警告，最终陷入狼的陷阱，深刻地告诫人们要坚守信念，不被外界诱惑所迷惑。这个故事给予我对于自己的信念和目标的坚守以及警惕外界诱惑的深刻启示。
故事开始时，小山羊因为羊角的生长让它产生了一种自大的错觉，认为自己已经是一只成年的公山羊，可以独立自主。当母亲呼唤它回家时，它却置之不理，继续沉湎在嫩草的诱惑中。这个情节让我深感人们在成长过程中，有时会因为一些表面的变化而产生自满，忽视了真正需要关注的核心价值。
而后，当小山羊发现自己孤身一人，夜幕降临，危险逐渐逼近时，它对狼的可怕产生了担忧。这让我想到在生活中，当我们因为过于自信而忽略了潜在的风险时，可能会面临着更大的危机。小山羊在这一刻的颤抖，是对现实的深刻警示。
然而，小山羊并没有就此绝望，而是在面对狼的时候，巧妙地提出了一个请求——请狼吹一曲，让它在最后的时光里能够快乐跳舞。这一幕展示了小山羊在绝境中保持乐观，寻找生活中的美好一面。这启发了我，即使面对困境，也要保持积极的心态，寻找生活中的快乐。
然而，故事的高潮是狼的出现，它并没有真正吃掉小山羊，而是接受了小山羊的请求，吹奏了一曲欢快的旋律。然而，这只是狼的一时兴致，真正的目的是引诱小山羊接近，最终被狼捕获。这一情节告诉我，有时候诱惑可能掩盖着陷阱，我们要保持清醒，不被表面的美好所蒙蔽。
最后，故事以狼为自己的愚蠢而感到后悔的情节告终。这让我深思，有时候为了迎合他人或短暂的享受，可能会违背自己的初衷，导致不可挽回的损失。因此，我们要坚守自己的信念，不轻易妥协。
总的来说，《狼与小山羊》这个寓言故事通过揭示小山羊因为自大而失去警惕性，最终陷入陷阱的悲剧，给予了我在成长和面对外界诱惑时的深刻思考。要保持警觉，坚守信念，不被表面的诱惑所迷惑，始终追寻真实的幸福。