河豚
The Blowfish/
by Xie Wuzhang
有一天,一只河豚在河里游泳,突然一头撞在桥墩上。它不知道自己应该避开桥墩,反而十分愤怒的认为是桥墩故意撞上它的。于是,河豚张开了鳃和鳍,鼓起肚子在水面上漂浮着,好久好久一动也不动。这时候,正好有一只老膺飞来,很快的把河豚抓住,一下子就把它吃掉。
One day, a blowfish was swimming along in a river when it suddenly slammed headfirst into a pier. Not realizing it should’ve avoided the pier, the blowfish instead indignantly believed the pier had collided with him on purpose. Thus, the blowfish opened its gills and fins, puffed up its abdomen, and then floated to the surface of the water, where it remained for a long time without moving. At that exact moment, an eagle happened to be flying over, which quickly grabbed hold of the blowfish and devoured it whole in an instant.
*Xie Wuzhang is the author of Wisdom Fables, a collection of allegories illustrated by Hong Yinan.
Translated & edited by ZhongwenTranslation
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