Aesop BBC的伊索寓言40故事30 the_dog_in_the_manger.pdf简介：
30. THE DOG IN THE MANGERBy Sharri McGarryIt had been another busy day at the farm. Dog yawned. It was hot, hot, hot! And Dog was tired. He looked around for somewhere to snooze. The barn was shady and quiet. And in the barn there was a man-ger, and it was full of hay to feed the cows. Ah, yes! The manger was just the right place for a dog to sleep. It was soft and smelled of fresh hay and it was cool in the barn after the heat of the sun. Dog climbed into the manger and turned around – once…twice… three times – and curled himself into a nest of hay with his nose by his tail. At that moment, who should come into the barn but Bull and all the cows?'Time for some dinner, my dears?' said Bull, stepping aside to allow �his wives to go into the barn first. 'Oh, thank you dear!' replied Queeny-cow, daintily strolling in at the head of the herd. 'You are such a gentleman! A nice munch of cool hay would be very nice – OH!'She stopped when she saw Dog. All the cows stopped when they saw Dog. Dog didn't open his eyes, but his ears pricked up like satellite dishes.'Oh dear, said Queenie-cow, as Bull came up beside her. 'There appears to be a dog in the manger!''A dog? A dog?' blustered Bull. 'What would a dog be doing in the manger? Dogs dont eat hay! I say! I say, Dog! What are you doing in our manger?' �'Sleeping,' grunted Dog. 'Go away!''Well!' said Queenie-cow in a sulky voice. 'That's no way to behave in front of ladies!''You are not ladies – you are cat- tle,' said Dog. 'That's what you are.'1'Well!' squeaked Queenie-cow, offended. 'I have never been spoken to in that way!''Hrmph!' snorted Bull. 'I must ask you to not speak to my wife that way. She's very delicate, you know! My dear,' he said to Queenie-cow, 'Leave this to me!' 'Sir!' he continued, lowering his head and displaying his very fine horns, 'I must ask you to leave the manger NOW!''Or else?' asked Dog. He rose up on stiff legs, lowered his head and bared his teeth. 'OR ELSE?' he bar 展开>>

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