2- The Bat and the Weasels

A Bat who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded
to be spared his life. The Weasel refused, saying that he was by nature
the enemy of all birds. The Bat assured him that he was not a bird,
but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly afterwards the Bat again
fell to the ground and was caught by another Weasel, whom he likewise
entreated not to eat him. The Weasel said that he had a special hostility
to mice. The Bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and
thus a second time escaped.

It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.

Şevşevok û Çeqel

Şevşevok ketibû erdê û wawîkekî ew girtibû. Şevşevokê jî xwe avêtibû bextê Wawîkî, ji bo ku wî efû bike û nekuje. Wawîkî guh neda zarezara wî û got ku ew bi awayekî xwezayî dijminê hemû balindeyan e. Şevşevokê got ku ew ne çûk e, lê mişk e û bi vî awayî xwe filitand. Hê demeke dirêj neketibû navberê, şevşevok dîsa kete xwarê û wawîkekeî din ku dixwest wî ji xwe re bike şîv, ew girt. Wawîkî got ku di nav hemû ajalan de ew bi taybetî dijminatiya mişkan dike. Şevşevokê jixwe bawer got ku ew ne mişk e, lê çûk e û cara duyemîn jiyana xwe filitand.

Zîrekî ew e ku mirov mercan li rewşa xwe bîne.

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1- The Wolf and the Lamb - Gur û Berx

1- The Wolf and the Lamb*

Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay
violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb
the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last
year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful
tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf, "You feed
in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet
tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No,"
exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's
milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the Wolf seized him
and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though
you refute every one of my imputations." The tyrant will always find
a pretext for his tyranny.Gur û Berx

Rojekê gurek laqî berxikekê tê ku ji kerriyê xwe dûr ketiye. Niyeta Gurî xwarina berxikê bû lê wî dixwest ji bo vê hincetekê bibîne. Gurî xwe çeng kir ber berxikê û gotê: “Xorto, par te heqaret li min kiribû.” Berxikê got, “Waaa” û bi dengekî melûl dewam kir, “Ez hê neketime sala xwe.” Li ser vê, Gurî got, “Ev erdê min e tu lê diçêrî.” Berxikê bersivand, “Min hê giya nexwariye.” Dîsa Gurî got, “Te ji bîra min av vexwariye.” Berxika biçûk qîriya, “Na! Min hê av jî venexwariye. Şîrê diya min ji min re hem xwarin e hem jî vexwarin.” Li ser vê, Gur hilpekiya ser û dema ku ew xwar di ber xwe de got, “Baş e! Tu hemû hincetên min pûç derxî jî, ez tI caran xwe bê

şîv nahêlim.”

Tîran dê her tim ji bo tîraniya xwe hincetan bibîne.

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