The cock and the precious stone

　　公鸡和宝玉

　　A COCK， scratching for food for himself and his hens， found a precious stone and exclaimed： “If your owner had found thee， and not I， he would have taken thee up， and have set thee in thy first estate; but I have found thee for no purpose. I would rather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world.”

　　一只公鸡在田野里为自己和母鸡们寻找食物。他发现了一块宝玉，便对宝玉说：“若不是我，而是你的主人找到了你，他会非常珍惜地把你捡起来;但我发现了你却毫无用处。我 与其得到世界上一切宝玉，倒不如得到一颗麦子好。”

　　这是说自己需要的东西才是真正珍贵的。