四头牛和狮子

类别：寓言

狮子用离间计挑拨四头牛的关系，导致它们分散落单，最终被狮子逐个击破。

时长 46 秒 · 语速 179 wpm

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Four oxen lived together in the same field. 有四头牛一起生活在同一片草地上。

A lion often watched them, but every time he came near, 一只狮子总在暗中盯着它们，但每次只要一靠近，

they stood in a circle with their tails together and their horns pointing out. 它们就会屁股挨着屁股、牛角朝外围成一圈。

Whichever way he attacked, he met a set of sharp horns. 不管狮子从哪个方向扑过去，迎面碰上的都是尖利的牛角。

So he gave up on strength and tried something else. 于是狮子放弃了硬碰硬，打算换个法子。

He started whispering. 他开始在背地里挑拨离间。

He told one ox that the others were laughing at him. 他跟其中一头牛说，别的牛都在暗地里笑话它。

He told another that his friends were eating the best grass in secret. 他又跟另一头牛说，它的伙伴们背着它偷偷吃最好的草。

Before long, the four were hardly speaking to each other. 没过多久，这四头牛就几乎互不搭理了。

Each of them went off to eat alone, 它们各自走开，单独去吃草，

in a different corner of the field. 分散在草场的各个角落。

That was exactly what the lion had been waiting for. 这正是狮子一直在等待的机会。

He attacked them one at a time, 狮子把它们一个接一个地吃掉了，

and soon there were none left. 很快，草地上连一头牛都不剩了。

Together, they were safe. 抱团时，它们平平安安；

Divided, they were dinner. 分散后，全成了盘中餐。