A Tunny-fish was chased by a Dolphin and splashed through the water at a great rate, but the Dolphin gradually gained upon him, and was just about to seize him when the force of his flight carried the Tunny on to a sandbank.In the heat of the chase the Dolphin followed him, and there they both lay out of the water, gasping for dear life.When the Tunny saw that his enemy was doomed like himself, he said, "I don't mind having to die now: for I see that he who is the cause of my death is about to share the same fate."
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THE TUNNY-FISH AND THE DOLPHIN
LE THON ET LE DAUPHIN
A Tunny-fish was chased by a Dolphin and splashed through the water at a great rate, but the Dolphin gradually gained upon him, and was just about to seize him when the force of his flight carried the Tunny on to a sandbank.
Un dauphin poursuivait un poisson-lune et le faisait barboter dans l'eau à grande vitesse, mais le dauphin le rattrapait peu à peu et était sur le point de le saisir lorsque la force de son vol a entraîné le poisson-lune sur un banc de sable.
In the heat of the chase the Dolphin followed him, and there they both lay out of the water, gasping for dear life.
Dans le feu de l'action, le dauphin l'a suivi, et tous deux se sont retrouvés hors de l'eau, haletant pour survivre.
When the Tunny saw that his enemy was doomed like himself, he said, "I don't mind having to die now: for I see that he who is the cause of my death is about to share the same fate."
Quand le Tunny vit que son ennemi était condamné comme lui, il dit : "Cela ne me dérange pas de mourir maintenant, car je vois que celui qui est la cause de ma mort est sur le point de partager le même sort".
