THE OLIVE-TREE AND THE FIG-TREE

An Olive-tree taunted a Fig-tree with the loss of her leaves at a certain season of the year. “You,” she said, “lose your leaves every autumn, and are bare till the spring: whereas I, as you see, remain green and flourishing all the year round.” Soon afterwards there came a heavy fall of snow, which settled on the leaves of the Olive so that she bent and broke under the weight; but the flakes fell harmlessly through the bare branches of the Fig, which survived to bear many another crop.

橄榄树和无花果树

橄榄树嘲笑无花果树在特定季节会落叶。“你每个秋天都要落叶，一直光秃秃的，直到下个春天。而我呢，你看，常年绿色，一直繁茂。”没多久，下了一场大雪，雪在橄榄树的叶子上积了很多，压得她都弯了，最后折断了。而雪花从无花果树光秃秃的树枝间落下，无花果树丝毫没有受到影响，活了下来，迎来了一个又一个丰收。