The Mouse,The Bird,And The Sausage

老鼠、小鳥和香腸

Once upon a time a mouse， a bird， and a sau- sage formed a partnership. They kept house together， and for a long time they lived in peace and prosperi- ty， acquiring many possessions. The bird's task was to fly into the forest every day to fetch wood.The mouse carried water， made the fire， and set the table. The sausage did the cooking.

Whoever is too well off always wants to try something different！ Thus one day the bird chanced to meet another bird， who boasted to him of his own situation. This bird criticized him for working so hard while the other two enjoyed themselves at home. For after the mouse had made the fire and car- ried the water， she could sit in the parlor and rest un- til it was time for her to set the table. The sausage had only to stay by the pot watching the food cook. When mealtime approached， she would slither through the porridge or the vegetables， and thus ev- erything was greased and salted and ready to eat. The bird would bring his load of wood home.They would eat their meal， and then sleep soundly until the next morning. It was a great life.

The next day， because of his friend's advice， the bird refused to go to the forest， saying that he had been their servant long enough. He was no lon- ger going to be a fool for them. Everyone should try a different task for a change. The mouse and the sau- sage argued against this， but the bird was the master，

從前，有一只老鼠、一只小鳥和一根香腸住在一個(gè)家里，它們和睦相處，生活充滿了幸福和快樂(lè)。（剩余2699字）