寓教于乐，启迪人生——The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow
AN EAGLE made her nest at the top of a lofty oak; a Cat, havingfound a convenient hole, moved into the middle of the trunk; and a Wild Sow, with her young, took shelter in a hollow at its foot.
The Cat cunningly resolved to destroy this chance-made colony. To carry out her design, she climbed to the nest of the Eagle, and said, "Destruction is preparing for you, and for me too, unfortunately. The Wild Sow, whom you see daily digging up the earth, wishes to uproot the oak, so she may on its fall seize our families as food for her young."
Having thus frightened the Eagle out of her senses, she crept down to the cave of the Sow, and said, "Your children are in great danger; for as soon as you go out with your litter to find food, the Eagle is prepared to pounce upon one of your little pigs."
Having instilled these fears into the Sow, she went and pretended to hide herself in the hollow of the tree. When night came she went forth with silent foot and obtained food for herself and her kittens, but feigning to be afraid, she kept a lookout all through the day.
Meanwhile, the Eagle, full of fear of the Sow, sat still on the branches, and the Sow, terrified by the Eagle, did not dare to go out from her cave. And thus they both, along with their families, perished from hunger, and afforded ample provision for the Cat and her kittens.
有一棵大橡树，一只老鹰飞到树上，在上面筑起了巢。一只猫在这棵树的树干上找到一个树洞安下了家，并生下了几只小猫。而树根的洞里则住进了一只母野猪和它的小野猪。
猫很想自己独占这棵大树，于是想出了一个诡计。它先爬到老鹰巢边说：“我们真不幸啊！不久将没有安宁日子过了。你往下看看，那树下的野猪天天都在挖土，眼看这棵树就要被连根拔掉。要是树倒了，我们，还有我们可怜的孩子，就会成为它们一家子的美食。”
老鹰听后惊惶失措，决定抓紧时间搬走。然后，猫又爬下树去，来到野猪洞口说：“你在下面有所不知，树上住着一只老鹰，如果你出去为小猪找食，它就会趁机把你的孩子叼走。我也在为我的孩子们担心呢！你看这可怎么办才好呢？”猫狠狠地吓唬了野猪一番后，假装自己非常害怕，躲进了树干上的树洞。到了晚上，它偷偷地跑出去寻找食物。白天仍然装做恐惧的样子，躲在洞口守望着。
老鹰见猫如此害怕野猪，自己也不敢离开小鹰半步，静静地等着有没有送上门来的食物；同样，野猪见猫如此害怕老鹰，也不敢走出洞来，无时不刻不守在洞里。不久，老鹰和野猪以及它们的孩子都饿得奄奄一息了，而猫和她的孩子们却得到了充足的食物。
感悟
挑拨离间者两面三刀，他们最大的能耐就是让别人把他们充满阴谋的话当作“仗义执言”，并且深信不疑，因此他们总是比较容易扰乱别人的思绪和意志。
凡事应该亲自去验证其真假，而不应亲信他人的挑拨与谣言。因为他人恶意的告诫，不仅不能使你免于灾难，
反而会使你做出错误的判断，而蒙受惨重的损失。
很多美好的事物，甜蜜的爱情、和谐的婚姻、相互信任的同事关系、忠诚互助的友谊，不就是因为挑拨离间者从中作梗而横遭破坏的吗？“挑拨离间”衍生了“挑衅”、“错位”、“离散”和“间断”，远远不止这些，还有猜疑、隔阂、仇恨……而结果往往是被挑拨的双方或者多方“鹬蚌相争”，最后渔利的恰恰是挑拨离间者。说到底，挑拨离间者是在仗“益”执言。他的利益隐含所在，就是他的动机所在。
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