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农夫和蛇 · The Farmer and the Snake

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一yī个gè冬dōng天tiān的de早上zǎo shàng，一yī位wèi农nóng夫fū在zài路lù上shàng看见kàn jiàn一yī条tiáo冻dòng僵jiāng的de蛇shé。
One winter morning, a farmer saw a frozen snake on the road.
农nóng夫fū可怜kě lián这zhè条tiáo蛇shé，他tā把bǎ它tā捡jiǎn起来qǐ lái，放fàng进jìn了le自己zì jǐ的de怀huái里lǐ。
The farmer took pity on the snake, picked it up, and put it in his bosom.
蛇shé醒xǐng来lái以后yǐ hòu，咬yǎo了le农nóng夫fū一yī口kǒu。
When it woke up, the snake bit the farmer.
农nóng夫fū中zhōng毒dú了le，他tā临lín死sǐ前qián后悔hòu huǐ地dì说shuō：“我wǒ怎么zěn me能néng可怜kě lián一yī条tiáo蛇shé呢ne！”
The farmer was poisoned, and before dying, he said regretfully: "How could I have pitied a snake!"
这zhè个gè故事gù shì告诉gào sù我们wǒ men，不bù要yào对duì坏huài人rén抱bào有yǒu同情tóng qíng。
This story teaches us not to have compassion for the wicked.

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