雙語·《伊索寓言》 朱庇特和烏龜

JUPITER AND THE TORTOISE

Jupiter was about to marry a wife, and determined to celebrate the event by inviting all the animals to a banquet. They all came except the Tortoise, who did not put in an appearance, much to Jupiter's surprise. So when he next saw the Tortoise he asked him why he had not been at the banquet. “I don't care for going out,” said the Tortoise, “there's no place like home.” Jupiter was so much annoyed by this reply that he decreed that from that time forth the Tortoise should carry his house upon his back, and never be able to get away from home even if he wished to.

朱庇特和烏龜

朱庇特打算娶妻，決定邀請所有的動物來赴宴慶祝。所有的動物都來了，只有烏龜沒有到場，這令朱庇特很吃驚。后來，他見到了烏龜，便問他為什么沒來參加宴會。烏龜回答：“我不喜歡出去，哪里都比不上家里好。”對此，朱庇特非常生氣，于是便下令，從此以后，烏龜需要時刻背負著自己的房子，即便他想離家出門，也無法擺脫。