He is hungry, and he is looking for something to eat.

他餓了，正在找東西吃。

He sees a crow sitting on the highest branch of a tree.

他看到一隻烏鴉坐在樹枝的最高處。

The crow has a piece of cheese in her beak.

烏鴉嘴裡銜著一塊奶酪。

Mmm, I love cheese, thinks the fox.

嗯，我喜歡奶酪，狐狸想。

I think I've found my breakfast.

我想我找到我的早餐了。

But how can I get the cheese?

但我怎麼才能拿到奶酪呢？

He thinks and he thinks.

他想了又想。

Then he has a clever idea.

然後，他想到了一個聰明的主意。

I will make her talk.

我會讓她開口的。

He sits at the bottom of the tree and looks up at the crow.

他坐在樹下，抬頭看著烏鴉。

Good morning, Miss Crow, he says.

早上好，烏鴉小姐，他說。

It's a lovely day, isn't it?

今天天氣不錯吧？

The crow looks down at the fox.

烏鴉低頭看著狐狸。

She says nothing.

她什麼也沒說。

I said good morning, says the fox.

狐狸說，我說早上好。

Did you hear me?

你聽到了嗎？

Maybe you can't hear me up there.

也許你在上面聽不到我說話。

The crow is suspicious.

烏鴉很可疑。

She holds the cheese tightly in her beak and says nothing.

她用嘴緊緊咬住奶酪，一言不發。

Hmm, this is not so easy, thinks the fox.

嗯，這可沒那麼容易，狐狸想。

But he doesn't give up.

但他沒有放棄。

He smiles at the crow.

他對烏鴉笑了笑。

You know, you really are the most beautiful bird, he says.

他說，你真的是最美麗的鳥兒。

Your feathers are so shiny.

你的羽毛真亮

Your eyes are so intelligent.

你的眼睛真聰明。

Your beak is so, erm, pointy.

你的喙真尖。

Everything about you is perfect.

你的一切都很完美。

Still, the crow says nothing.

烏鴉還是什麼也沒說。

So the fox says, tell me, Miss Crow, is your voice also magnificent?

於是狐狸說，告訴我，烏鴉小姐，你的聲音也很美妙嗎？

I hear that you have the most wonderful voice.

我聽說你有一副最美妙的嗓音。

Please sing for me just one song.

請為我唱一首歌

Then I can tell everyone you really are the most incredible bird.

然後我就可以告訴大家，你真的是最不可思議的鳥了。

The queen of all birds, in fact.

事實上，它是所有鳥類中的皇后。

This makes the crow feel good.

這讓烏鴉感覺良好。

She wants everyone to know she has a wonderful voice.

她想讓所有人都知道，她有一副美妙的嗓音。

She wants everyone to know that she is the queen of all birds.

她想讓所有人都知道，她是所有鳥類中的女王。

She smiles a little smile.

她微微一笑。

Then she smiles a big smile.

然後，她露出了燦爛的笑容。

Then she opens her mouth to sing her best song for the fox.

然後，她張開嘴，為狐狸唱起了她最拿手的歌。

And plop!

撲通

The cheese drops out of her beak and falls straight into the mouth of the fox.

奶酪從它的嘴裡掉了出來，直接掉進了狐狸的嘴裡。

He swallows it in one gulp.

他一口吞下。

Mmm, thank you for the delicious breakfast, Miss Crow, laughs the fox as he walks away.

嗯，謝謝你的美味早餐，烏鴉小姐，狐狸笑著走開了。

Have a lovely day.

祝您愉快

Moral.

寓意

Beware of flatterers.

謹防馬屁精。

They often want something from you.

他們往往想從你這裡得到什麼。