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Aesop’s Fables, THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER
THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER
THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER
An Old Crab said to her son, "Why do you walk sideways like that, my son?You ought to walk straight."The Young Crab replied, "Show me how, dear mother, and I'll follow your example."The Old Crab tried, but tried in vain, and then saw how foolish she had been to find fault with her child.
Example is better than precept.
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THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER
THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER
カニと彼の母
An Old Crab said to her son, "Why do you walk sideways like that, my son?
老カニは息子に言った、「どうしてそんなに横に歩くの？私の息子？
You ought to walk straight."
まっすぐ歩くべきだ」と語った。
The Young Crab replied, "Show me how, dear mother, and I'll follow your example."
ヤングカニは、「親愛なるお母さん、どうぞ私に見せてください。私はあなたの例に従います」と答えました。
The Old Crab tried, but tried in vain, and then saw how foolish she had been to find fault with her child.
老カニは試みましたが、無駄に試みました、そして、彼女が自分の子供に過失を見つけるのがどれほど愚かであったかを見ました。
