Two Goats, frisking gaily on the rocky steeps of a mountain valley, chanced to meet, one on each side of a deep chasm through which poured a mighty mountain torrent, The trunk of a fallen tree formed the only means of crossing the chasm, and on his not even two squirrels could have passed each other in safety. The narrow path would have made the bravest tremble. Not so our Goats. Their pride would not permit either to stand aside for the other.

　　山谷两边的悬崖上，有两只山羊，各自快乐的吃草。深深的山谷里，正流淌着湍急的洪水。两只山羊碰巧在山谷的上方相遇了。跨越山谷的唯一桥梁，是一根倒落的树干。但是，树干很窄，即使两只松鼠也不能并排的面对面通过。哪怕是最勇敢的人，也会因此而恐惧的发抖。然而，这两只山羊却没有!它们得傲慢绝不允许自己给对方让道。

　　One set her foot on the log. The other did likewise. In the middle they met horn to horn. Neither would give way, and so they both fell, to be swept away by the roaring torrent below.

　　一只山羊毫不犹豫的踏上树干，另一只也丝毫没有迟疑，做了同样的举动。到了桥中间，它们四角相向，互不相让，最后都掉下悬崖去，被咆哮的流水冲走了。

　　本故事重点英语词汇学习

　　chasm 深坑，裂口

　　torrent 急流，洪流

　　squirrel 松鼠

　　roar 咆哮，吼叫

　　道理学习

　　It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness.

　　与其因为固执而引发灾难，还不如退一步海阔天空。