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Aesop’s Fables, THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT

THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT

The Dolphins quarrelled with the Whales, and before very long they began fighting with one another. The battle was very fierce, and had lasted some time without any sign of coming to an end, when a Sprat thought that perhaps he could stop it; so he stepped in and tried to persuade them to give up fighting and make friends. But one of the Dolphins said to him contemptuously, "We would rather go on fighting till we're all killed than be reconciled by a Sprat like you!"

THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT

The Dolphins quarrelled with the Whales, and before very long they began fighting with one another. イルカはクジラと喧嘩し、やがて彼らは互いに戦い始めました。 The battle was very fierce, and had lasted some time without any sign of coming to an end, when a Sprat thought that perhaps he could stop it; so he stepped in and tried to persuade them to give up fighting and make friends. 戦闘は非常に激しく、終わろうとする兆候もなくしばらく続きました。そこで彼は介入し、彼らに戦いをあきらめて友達を作るよう説得しようとした。 But one of the Dolphins said to him contemptuously, "We would rather go on fighting till we're all killed than be reconciled by a Sprat like you!" しかし、イルカの1人が軽蔑して彼に言った、「あなたのようなスプラットに和解するよりも、全員が殺されるまで戦い続けるほうがいいのです!」