THE WOLF, THE MOTHER, AND HER CHILD

A hungry Wolf was prowling about in search of food. By and by, attracted by the cries of a Child, he came to a cottage. As he crouched beneath the window, he heard the Mother say to the Child, “Stop crying, do! or I'll throw you to the Wolf.” Thinking she really meant what she said, he waited there a long time in the expectation of satisfying his hunger. In the evening he heard the Mother fondling her Child and saying, “If the naughty Wolf comes, he shan't get my little one: Daddy will kill him.” The Wolf got up in much disgust and walked away: “As for the people in that house,” said he to himself, “you can't believe a word they say.”

狼、母亲和孩子

一只饿狼四处寻找食物。后来，他听到了孩子的哭声，便顺着哭声来到了一栋村舍。他潜伏在窗下，听到母亲对孩子说：“不要哭了，不要哭了！再哭我就把你丢去喂狼。”狼以为她是当真的，便等了很长时间，期待能够填饱自己的肚皮。一直到了晚上，他听到母亲哄孩子说：“如果恶狼过来，是吃不到我的小宝贝的，爸爸会杀死大恶狼。”狼无比恼怒地起身走了，边走边自言自语：“住在那屋子里的人，说的话一个字都不能相信。”