隽永英文小故事37 (20份打包)

Fighting Goats and the Jackal One day while a sage was going through a jungle, he saw two golden rams (billy goats) fighting each other.    Even though both were wounded, and blood was oozing out from their heads and bodies, they did not stop fighting and rammed at each other.  At the same time, a hungry jackal was passing by. When he saw all the blood, he started licking the blood from the ground without caring for the fighting rams.  Watching all this, the sage thought to himself, "This jackal is a fool as it has become greedy by the smell of blood. If he comes between the fighting rams, it will get rammed and get hurt himself".  No sooner had the sage thought of it, the jackal craving for more blood came nearer to the fighting rams, and got caught in the middle of their fight.  Both the rams rammed into him by mistake. He got hit on his head, and fell down because he was severely wounded.  The wise indeed say: Do not close your eyes to the impending danger due to greed. $$How a Sparrow came to Grief A couple of sparrows lived on the branches of a huge tree, deep in the jungle. They had worked very hard in building their nest, and it was a comfortable home that protected them in all weathers.  One day, during the winter, as they were enjoying the comforts of their nest, it started raining outside.  Sometime later, a monkey came to take shelter under the very same tree. The monkey was all drenched in the rain, and his teeth were chattering in the cold.  When the female sparrow saw this, she felt pity on him and said from her nest, "O Monkey, You have hands and feet similar to humans. You can use them for many reasons. Why don't you make yourself a protected home?"  The monkey was already suffering from the rain and the cold, and was in no mood for an advice. He replied, "You wicked sparrow! Why can't you keep your mouth shut?"  But the female sparrow continued her advice. She explained how she was able to enjoy the comforts of her home,