The fox split the meat
狐狸分肉
Two dogs found a hunk of meat on the road, each of them wanted to eat more, and they had to fight.
两只小狗在路上捡到一大块肉,都想多吃一点,争得不可开交,差点就要打起来。
A sly fox saw the fresh meat and began to turn her mind to get the meat. "Don't hurt your feelings for a piece of meat! Why don't I cut your meat and make sure the two of you get the same meat size?" The fox said.
一只狡猾的狐狸看见了那块鲜肉,就开始转动脑筋,想把肉弄到手。“你们不要为了一块肉而伤了和气嘛!”狐狸和善地劝解说,“要不我帮你们分肉吧,保证你们两个人得到的肉大小相同。”狐狸说。
Two dogs thought the fox's word was fair, and agreed. First time, the size of the meat varies." Sorry, I'm old, and my hands shake easily, so……" she said and bit a chunk of meat on that big chunk of meat.
两只小狗觉得狐狸的话很有道理,也很公平,于是就答应了。第一次分出来的肉大小不一,狐狸连忙说:“对不起,年纪大了,手容易抖,这样吧……”说着它就在那块大的肉上咬下一大块。
A dog protested:"No, this one is smaller than that!" The fox looked at it and said:"That's easy!" And then there was a huge chunk of it.
一只狗抗议说:“不行,这块又比那块小了!”狐狸看了看说:“这好办!”然后又在多的那块上啃下一大块。
The fox chewed a piece of a right and a slice of the left with the protest, as she ate her belly, rubbed her mouth, and handed the remaining two pieces of meat to two dogs. She said:"It's the same size now, you should be happy, you're welcome, you're welcome, bye!"
狐狸就这样在两只狗的抗议下,左咬一块右咬一块,等它吃饱了肚皮,抹抹嘴巴,把剩下的两块肉递给两只狗。它说:“现在是一样大了,你们应该满意了,举手之劳,你们就不用多谢了,再见!”
The size of the meat was equal, but the size of the meat was as small as the thumb.
那两块肉的确大小相等,但是只剩下拇指般大小了。