雙語·《伊索寓言》 父與子

FATHER AND SONS

A certain man had several Sons who were always quarrelling with one another, and, try as he might, he could not get them to live together in harmony. So he determined to convince them of their folly by the following means. Bidding them fetch a bundle of sticks, he invited each in turn to break it across his knee. All tried and all failed: and then he undid the bundle, and handed them the sticks one by one, when they had no difficulty at all in breaking them. “There, my boys,” said he, “united you will be more than a match for your enemies: but if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.”

Union is strength.

父與子

有一個人，他有好幾個兒子，他們總是互相爭吵，他用盡各種辦法，也無法讓他們和諧相處。所以他決定讓他們認識到他們的愚蠢。他讓他們取來一捆棍子，然后讓每人頂著膝蓋折斷。所有人都試了，所有人都失敗了，然后他把捆繩解開，給了每人一根棍子，他們都毫不費力地折斷了?！翱?，兒子們，”父親說，“團結起來，你們就能勝過對手；分崩離析，你們就得依靠對手的憐憫了?！?/p>

訓誡：團結就是力量。