Moral Stories

The Hare and the Tortoise

Ustaad Yasir

Culture of Punjab (Pakistan) in Urdu

yì tiān，lánɡ lái dào yì tiáo xiǎo hé biān，
一天，狼来到一条小河边，
kàn jiàn xiǎo yánɡ zhènɡ zài nàr hē shuǐ。
看见小羊正在那儿喝水。
lánɡ fēi chánɡ xiǎnɡ chī diào xiǎo yánɡ。
狼非常想吃掉小羊。
kě shì tā xiǎnɡ，dānɡ zhe miàn，zǒnɡ děi zhǎo ɡè jiè kǒu cái xínɡ。
可是他想，当着面，总得找个借口才行。
yú shì，lánɡ jiù duì zhe xiǎo yánɡ dà hǎn qǐ lái：
于是，狼就对着小羊大喊起来：
“nǐ zěn me dào zhèr lái hē shuǐ？ 
“你怎么到这儿来喝水？	
bǎ wǒ hē de shuǐ nònɡ zānɡ le，
把我喝的水弄脏了，
hài de wǒ bù nénɡ hē。 
害得我不能喝。
nǐ ān de shén me xīn？”
你安的什么心？”
xiǎo yánɡ dà chī yì jīnɡ，qīnɡ qīnɡ de shuō： 
小羊大吃一惊，轻轻地说：
“qīn ài de lánɡ xiān shenɡ，  
“亲爱的狼先生，
wǒ zěn me huì bǎ nín hē de shuǐ nònɡ zānɡ ne？ 
我怎么会把您喝的水弄脏呢？
nín zhàn zài shànɡ yóu，wǒ zhàn zài xià yóu。 
您站在上游，我站在下游。
shuǐ shì cónɡ nín nàr liú dào wǒ zhèr de， 
水是从您那儿流到我这儿的，
bù shì cónɡ wǒ zhèr liú dào nín nàr de。” 
不是从我这儿流到您那儿的。”
“jiù suàn shì zhè yànɡ bɑ，”lánɡ shuō， 
“就算是这样吧，”狼说，
“nǐ yě shì ɡè huài dōnɡ xī。 
“你也是个坏东西。
tīnɡ shuō nǐ qù nián shuō ɡuò wǒ de huài huà。” 
听说你去年说过我的坏话。”
“ɑ，qīn ài de lánɡ xiān shenɡ， 
“啊，亲爱的狼先生，
nà shì méi yǒu de shì，  
那是没有的事，
qù nián wǒ hái méi chū shēnɡ ne。” 
去年我还没出生呢。”
“bié shuō le！”lánɡ zǒu jìn xiǎo yánɡ，dà shēnɡ jiào dào： 
“别说了！”狼走近小羊，大声叫道：
“nǐ zhè ɡe xiǎo huài dàn! 
“你这个小坏蛋！
shuō wǒ huài huà de bú shì nǐ jiù shì nǐ bà ba， 
说我坏话的不是你，就是你爸爸，
fǎn zhènɡ dōu yí yànɡ。” 
反正都一样。”
yì shuō wán，lánɡ jiù xiànɡ xiǎo yánɡ pū le ɡuò qù。
一说完，狼就向小羊扑了过去。

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