1.和買驢的人
A man wanted to buy an ass. He went to the market, and saw a likely one. But he wanted to
test him first. So he took the ass home, and put him into the stable with the other asses.
The new ass looked around, and immediately went to choose a place next to the laziest ass in
the stable. When the man saw this he put a halter on the ass at once, and gave him back to
his owner. The owner felt quite surprised. He asked the man, "Why are you back so soon? Have
you tested him already?" "I don't want to test him any more," replied the man, "From the
companion he chose for himself, I could see what sort of animal he is."
中文：壹個買主到市場上去買驢，他看中壹頭外表不錯的驢，但是他想要牽走試壹試。他把驢牽回家，放
在自己其他的驢之間，這驢四處看看，立即走向壹頭好吃懶做的驢旁邊。於是，買驢的人立刻給那頭驢套
上轡頭，牽去還給驢的賣主。賣主感到很奇怪，他問買主：“妳怎麽這麽快就回來了？”買主說：“不必
再試了，從他所選擇什麽樣的朋友來看，我已經知道他是什麽樣了。”
2.The Looney Bin
瘋人院
Late one night at the insane asylum (瘋人院）one inmate shouted, "I am Napoleon!"
Another one said, "How do you know?"
The first inmate said, "God told me!"
Just then, a voice from another room shouted, "I did not!"
壹天晚上，在瘋人院裏，壹個病人說："我是拿破侖！"另壹個說："妳怎麽知道？"第壹個人說："上帝對
我說的！"壹會兒，壹個聲音從另壹個房間傳來："我沒說！"
Notes:
（1）Looney (俚語）瘋子
（2）inmate（n.同住者,同室者(特指在醫院、監獄)）
（3）insane asylum (瘋人院）
3.A mother mouse
老鼠的第二語言也重要
A mother mouse was out for a stroll with her babies when she
spotted a cat crouched behind a bush. She watched the cat, and
the cat watched the mice.
Mother mouse barked fiercely, "Woof, woof, woof!" The cat
was so terrified that it ran for it's life.
Mother mouse turned to her babies and said, "Now, do you
understand the value of a second language?"
壹只母老鼠帶著孩子出來散步，突然她看見壹只貓正在灌木叢中虎視耽耽。
母老鼠向著貓叫道：“汪，汪，汪”，貓聽了非常害怕，拼命跑走了。
母老鼠回過頭洋洋自得的對孩子說：“現在妳知道外語的重要性了吧。”