A Viper entered a carpenter's shop, and went from one to another of the tools, begging for something to eat.Among the rest, he addressed himself to the File, and asked for the favour of a meal.The File replied in a tone of pitying contempt, "What a simpleton you must be if you imagine you will get anything from me, who invariably take from every one and never give anything in return."The covetous are poor givers.
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THE VIPER AND THE FILE
الأفعى والملف
LA VIPÈRE ET LA LIME
A Viper entered a carpenter's shop, and went from one to another of the tools, begging for something to eat.
دخلت أفعى إلى ورشة نجارة، وتنقلت من أداة إلى أخرى، تطلب شيئًا لتأكله.
Among the rest, he addressed himself to the File, and asked for the favour of a meal.The File replied in a tone of pitying contempt, "What a simpleton you must be if you imagine you will get anything from me, who invariably take from every one and never give anything in return."
رد الملف بنبرة ازدراء مشفق، "يا له من أحمق أنت إذا كنت تتخيل أنك ستحصل على أي شيء مني، أنا الذي يأخذ من الجميع دائمًا ولا يعطي أي شيء في المقابل".
The covetous are poor givers.
إن الطامعين فقراء المعطيون.
