Fools

It was a cold and silent night. The weather was freezing cold. A group of monkeys were on a tree. They were clinging to its branches. One of the monkeys said, “I wish we could find some fire. It will help us to keep warm.”

Suddenly they noticed a flock of fireflies. One of the young monkeys thought it was fire. He caught a firefly. He put it under a dry leaf and started blowing at it. Some other monkeys also joined in his efforts.

In the meanwhile, a sparrow came flying to its nest which was on the same tree the monkeys were sitting on. She noticed what they were doing. The sparrow laughed. She said, “Hey silly monkeys, that is a firefly, not real fire. I think all of you should take shelter in a cave.”

The monkeys did not listen to the sparrow. They continued to blow at the poor firefly.

After some time, the monkeys became very tired. Now they realized that what the sparrow had said was correct. They set free the firefly and moved to a nearby cave.

译文：

傻瓜

那是一个寒冷而寂静的夜晚。天气很冷。一群猴子在一棵树上。他们紧紧抓住它的树枝。其中一只猴子说：“我希望我们能找到一些火。它会帮助我们保持温暖。

突然，他们注意到一群萤火虫。其中一只小猴子以为是火。他抓住了一只萤火虫。他把它放在一片干树叶下，开始对着它吹气。其他一些猴子也加入了他的努力。

与此同时，一只麻雀飞到了它的巢穴，猴子们坐在同一棵树上。她注意到他们在做什么。麻雀笑了。她说：“嘿，傻猴子，那是一只萤火虫，不是真正的火。我觉得你们都应该躲在山洞里。

猴子不听麻雀的话。他们继续向可怜的萤火虫吹气。

过了一段时间，猴子变得非常疲惫。现在他们意识到麻雀说的是正确的。他们放走了萤火虫，搬到了附近的一个山洞里