A fox once fell into a trap, and after a struggle managed to get free, but with the loss of his brush.He was then so much ashamed of his appearance that he thought life was not worth living unless he could persuade the other Foxes to part with their tails also, and thus divert attention from his own loss.So he called a meeting of all the Foxes, and advised them to cut off their tails: "They're ugly things anyhow," he said, "and besides they're heavy, and it's tiresome to be always carrying them about with you."But one of the other Foxes said, "My friend, if you hadn't lost your own tail, you wouldn't be so keen on getting us to cut off ours."
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A fox once fell into a trap, and after a struggle managed to get free, but with the loss of his brush.
ذات مرة وقع ثعلب في فخ، وبعد صراع تمكن من التحرر، ولكن مع فقدان فرشاته.
He was then so much ashamed of his appearance that he thought life was not worth living unless he could persuade the other Foxes to part with their tails also, and thus divert attention from his own loss.
لقد كان يشعر بالخجل الشديد من مظهره لدرجة أنه اعتقد أن الحياة لا تستحق أن تُعاش إلا إذا تمكن من إقناع الثعالب الأخرى بالتخلي عن ذيولها أيضًا، وبالتالي تحويل الانتباه عن خسارته.
So he called a meeting of all the Foxes, and advised them to cut off their tails: "They're ugly things anyhow," he said, "and besides they're heavy, and it's tiresome to be always carrying them about with you."
لذلك دعا إلى اجتماع لجميع الثعالب، ونصحهم بقطع ذيولهم: "إنهم أشياء قبيحة على أي حال"، كما قال، "إلى جانب ذلك فهم ثقيلون، ومن المرهق حملهم معك دائمًا".
But one of the other Foxes said, "My friend, if you hadn't lost your own tail, you wouldn't be so keen on getting us to cut off ours."
لكن أحد الثعالب الأخرى قال: "يا صديقي، لو لم تفقد ذيلك، لما كنت راغبًا في أن نقطع ذيلنا بهذه الطريقة".
