10.驴和宠物狗, The Ass and the Lapdog (lǘ hé chǒng wù gǒu)

yī tiān ， yī gè nóng fū dào mǎ jiù kàn tā de zuò qí shēng chù mén  ， 

一天，一个农夫到马厩看他的坐骑牲畜们。

mǎ jiù lǐ yǒu tā zuì xǐ huān de lǘ 。   

马厩里有他最喜欢的驴。

yīn wéi zhǔ rén cháng cháng qí tā ， suǒ yǐ ， lǘ bèi sì yǎng de hěn féi zhuàng 。

因为主人常常骑它，所以，驴被饲养的很肥壮。

gēn zài nóng fū shēn hòu de shì yī zhī hā ba gǒu ér ，

跟在农夫身后的是一只哈巴狗儿，

xiǎo gǒu ér xǐ huān tiǎn nóng fū de shǒu ，bìng qiě bèng bèng tiào tiào de kuài lè wú bǐ 。

小狗儿喜欢舔农夫的手，并且蹦蹦跳跳的快乐无比 。

nóng fū shēn shǒu dào kǒu ér dài lǐ ，zhuā chū líng shí gěi hā ba gǒu ér chī 。

农夫伸手到口儿袋里，抓出零食给哈巴狗儿吃。

nóng fū zuò xià gěi gù gōng fā mìng lìng shí ， xiǎo hā ba gǒu ér tiào dào zhǔ rén de dà tuǐ shàng ，

农夫坐下给雇工发命令时，哈巴狗儿跳到主人的大腿上，

zhǎ zhe yǎn jīng ràng zhǔ rén fǔ mō tā de ěr duǒ 。

眨着眼睛让主人抚摸它的耳朵。

lǘ kàn dào le ， jiù zhēng tuō le jiāng shéng ，

驴看到了，就挣脱了缰绳，

kāi shǐ mó fǎng xiǎo hā ba gǒu de yàng zǐ tiào yuè zhe   。 

开始模仿哈巴狗的样子跳跃着 。

nóng fū rěn bù zhù de xiào qǐ lái ，

农夫忍不住地笑起来，

lǘ biàn zǒu dào nóng fū nà lǐ tí qǐ qián tí ，

驴便走到农夫那里提起前蹄，

fàng zài nóng fū de jiān shàng bìng shì tú pá dào nóng fū de tuǐ shàng 。

放在农夫的肩上并试图爬到农夫的腿上。

nóng fū de gù gōng men lián máng yòng mù bàng hé gān cǎo pá zǐ qū gǎn tā 。

农夫的雇工们连忙用木棒和干草耙子驱赶它。

yú shì ， lǘ biàn cóng zhōng míng bái dào ， bù dé tǐ de wán xiào kāi bù de 。 

于是，驴便从中明白到，不得体的玩笑开不得。

A Farmer one day came to the stables to see to his beasts of burden:

yī tiān ， yī gè nóng fū dào mǎ jiù kàn tā de zuò qí shēng chù mén  ， 

among them was his favourite Ass,

mǎ jiù lǐ yǒu tā zuì xǐ huān de lǘ 。   

that was always well fed and often carried his master. 

yīn wéi zhǔ rén cháng cháng qí tā ， suǒ yǐ ， lǘ bèi sì yǎng de hěn féi zhuàng 。

With the Farmer came his Lapdog,

gēn zài nóng fū shēn hòu de shì yī zhī hā ba gǒu ér ，

who danced about and licked his hand and frisked about as happy as could be.

xiǎo gǒu ér xǐ huān tiǎn nóng fū de shǒu ，bìng qiě bèng bèng tiào tiào de kuài lè wú bǐ 。

The Farmer felt in his pocket, gave the Lapdog some dainty food,

nóng fū shēn shǒu dào kǒu ér dài lǐ ，zhuā chū líng shí gěi hā ba gǒu ér chī 。

and sat down while he gave his orders to his servants.  The Lapdog jumped into his master's lap,

nóng fū zuò xià gěi gù gōng fā mìng lìng shí ， xiǎo hā ba gǒu ér tiào dào zhǔ rén de dà tuǐ shàng ，

and lay there blinking while the Farmer stroked his ears.

zhǎ zhe yǎn jīng ràng zhǔ rén fǔ mō tā de ěr duǒ 。

The Ass, seeing this,broke loose from his halter

lǘ kàn dào le ， jiù zhēng tuō le jiāng shéng ，

and commenced prancing about in imitation of the Lapdog.

kāi shǐ mó fǎng xiǎo hā ba gǒu de yàng zǐ tiào yuè zhe   。 

The Farmer could not hold his sides with laughter,

nóng fū rěn bù zhù de xiào qǐ lái ，

so the Ass went up to him,

lǘ biàn zǒu dào nóng fū nà lǐ tí qǐ qián tí ，

and putting his feet upon the Farmer's shoulder attempted to climb into his lap.

fàng zài nóng fū de jiān shàng bìng shì tú pá dào nóng fū de tuǐ shàng 。

The Farmer's servants rushed up with sticks and pitchforks 

nóng fū de gù gōng men lián máng yòng mù bàng hé gān cǎo pá zǐ qū gǎn tā 。

and soon taught the Ass that .Clumsy jesting is no joke.

yú shì ， lǘ biàn cóng zhōng míng bái dào ， bù dé tǐ de wán xiào kāi bù de 。