老    苏    丹   

 一    个    牧    羊    人    有    一    条    很    忠    诚    的    狗   ， 叫    做    苏    丹   。 苏    丹    现    在    已    经    老    了   ， 连    牙    齿    也    掉    完    了   。 有    一    天   ， 牧    羊    人    和    他    的    妻    子    站    在    房    屋    前   ， 牧    羊    人    说   ：" 我    准    备    明    天    上    午    把    老    苏    丹    杀    掉   ， 因    为    它    已    经    没    有    用    了   。" 妻    子    却    说    道   ：" 请    把    这    条    可    怜    的    狗    留    下    吧   ， 它    为    我    们    忠    心    耿    耿    地    服    务    了    许    多    年   ， 我    们    应    该    在    它    有    生    之    年    里    继    续    供    养    它   。" 牧    羊    人    反    驳    她    说   ：" 可    我    们    留    着    它    又    能    为    我    们    做    什    么    事    呢   ？ 它    嘴    里    没    有    一    颗    牙    齿   ， 小    偷    根    本    不    会    在    乎    他   。 你    说    得    不    错   ， 它    的    确    为    我    们    做    过    不    少    事   ， 但    那    是    它    谋    生    的    方    式   ， 我    们    也    不    曾    亏    待    它    呀   ！ 它    现    在    这    样    子   ， 明    天    杀    了    它    更    好   。"

 可    怜    的    苏    丹    就    躺    在    他    们    身    旁    不    远    处   ， 它    把    牧    羊    人    和    他    妻    子    的    这    番    对    话    都    听    了    去   ， 想    到    明    天    就    是    它    的    末    日   ， 它    非    常    害    怕   。 傍    晚   ， 它    去    了    住    在    森    林    里    的    好    朋    友    狼    那    儿   ， 把    自    己    的    事    都    告    诉    了    它   ， 说    他    的    主    人    准    备    明    天    要    将    它    杀    死   。 狼    听    了    说    道   ：" 你    先    别    慌   ， 我    给    你    出    一    个    好    主    意   。 你    的    主    人    每    天    清    晨    都    会    带    着    他    们    的    小    孩    去    地    里    干    活   ， 这    你    是    知    道    的   。 他    们    干    活    时   ， 就    会    把    小    孩    放    在    篱    笆    下    的    阴    凉    处   。 明    天    清    晨    你    蹲    在    小    孩    附    近   ， 做    出    照    看    小    孩    的    样    子   ， 我    从    森    林    里    跑    出    来    把    小    孩    叼    走   ， 你    必    须    装    做    拼    命    追    赶    我    的    样    子   ， 我    也    装    做    惊    慌    的    样    子    扔    下    小    孩    逃    走   。 然    后    你    就    可    以    把    小    孩    带    回    去    了   。 经    过    这    一    闹   ， 你    的    主    人    一    定    会    很    感    激    你    救    回    了    他    们    的    孩    子   ， 他    们    就    会    留    下    你   ， 继    续    供    养    你    了   。" 狗    非    常    赞    赏    这    个    办    法   。

 第    二    天    清    晨   ， 它    们    按    计    划    进    行   ， 狼    刚    把    小    孩    叼    走    跑    不    多    远   ， 牧    羊    人    和    他    妻    子    就    惊    慌    地    叫    喊    起    来   。 这    时    候   ， 老    苏    丹    跳    起    来    奋    力    向    狼    追    去   ， 很    快    就    追    上    了    狼   ， 并    帮    它    的    男    主    人    和    女    主    人    救    回    了    那    可    怜    的    小    家    伙   。 看    见    小    孩    安    然    无    恙   ， 牧    羊    人    拍    了    拍    苏    丹    的    头   ， 说    道   ：" 老    苏    丹   ， 你    从    狼    口    里    救    回    了    我    们    的    孩    子   ， 我    不    会    再    杀    你    了   ， 还    要    好    好    地    养    活    你   ， 给    你    好    多    吃    的    东    西   。" 说    完    又    转    头    对    妻    子    说   ：" 走   ！ 回    家    去    吧   ， 给    老    苏    丹    做    一    顿    好    吃    的   ， 把    我    的    旧    靠    垫    做    窝    给    它    睡   ， 让    它    过    得    好    一    点   。" 从    这    以    后   ， 苏    丹    终    于    如    愿    以    偿   ， 过    上    了    倍    受    主    人    家    青    睐    的    生    活   。

 不    久   ， 狼    来    向    苏    丹    祝    贺   ， 同    时    对    它    说   ：" 我    的    好    朋    友   ， 现    在    你    也    该    帮    我    个    忙    了   ， 我    很    久    没    吃    过    一    顿    饱    餐    了   ， 就    请    你    在    我    抓    吃    你    主    人    的    肥    羊    时   ， 把    头    调    过    去   ， 只    当    没    看    见   。" 苏    丹    说   ：" 那    不    行   ， 我    得    忠    于    我    的    主    人   。" 狼    听    了    之    后   ， 以    为    它    不    过    是    说    说    笑    话   ， 不    会    认    真    对    待    此    事    的   。 晚    上   ， 它    跑    来    准    备    抓    只    羊    美    餐    一    顿   ， 但    苏    丹    把    狼    的    企    图    告    诉    了    主    人   。 主    人    躲    在    羊    圈    的    门    后    面   ， 等    候    着    狼    的    到    来   。 狼    来    了    以    后   ， 主    人    等    它    正    忙    着    物    色    肥    羊    时   ， 一    记    闷    棍    狠    狠    地    打    在    了    它    的    背    上   ， 连    背    上    的    毛    都    掉    下    了    好    大    一    撮   ， 狼    仓    皇    逃    走    了   。

 挨    了    这    一    棍   ， 狼    非    常    气    愤   ， 它    叫    苏    丹    是   " 一    个    老    杂    种   "， 发    誓    要    对    它    进    行    报    复   。 第    二    天    早    晨   ， 狼    派    野    猪    来    挑    战   ， 要    苏    丹    到    森    林    里    去   ， 以    决    斗    的    方    式    来    解    决    它    们    之    间    的    事   。 此    刻   ， 苏    丹    除    了    主    人    家    的    一    只    三    条    腿    的    瘸    脚    猫    外   ， 再    也    找    不    到    第    二    个    帮    手   ， 它    只    好    叫    上    这    只    猫    和    它    一    道    前    往   。 这    可    怜    的    猫    跛    着    腿    走    起    路    来    极    不    方    便   ， 所    以    就    把    尾    巴    举    起    来    平    衡    身    子   。

 狼    和    野    猪    先    在    路    上    等    着    苏    丹   ， 当    它    们    发    现    对    方    时   ， 远    远    看    见    猫    竖    在    空    中    那    长    长    的    尾    巴   ， 以    为    那    是    猫    为    帮    助    苏    丹    决    斗    而    带    来    的    一    把    刀   。 猫    走    起    来    一    跛    一    跛    的   ， 它    们    以    为    猫    每    跛    一    次   ， 就    拾    起    了    一    块    石    头   ， 是    准    备    用    来    向    它    们    投    掷    的   。 看    到    这    情    况   ， 它    们    俩    心    里    害    怕    起    来   ， 打    起    了    退    堂    鼓   ， 说    最    好    取    消    决    斗    为    好   。 说    完   ， 野    猪    急    急    忙    忙    地    藏    进    了    灌    木    丛    里   ， 狼    跳    到    一    棵    大    树    上   。 苏    丹    和    猫    不    久    就    走    了    过    来   ， 四    下    一    瞧   ， 很    奇    怪    它    们    怎    么    还    没    来   。 然    而   ， 野    猪    这    时    还    没    有    把    自    己    完    全    藏    好   ， 它    的    耳    朵    还    露    在    灌    木    丛    外    面   ， 就    在    它    的    耳    朵    轻    轻    晃    动    之    际   ， 那    只    猫    觉    察    到    有    东    西    在    灌    木    丛    中    晃    动   ， 以    为    是    一    只    老    鼠   ， 跳    起    来    扑    了    上    去   ， 又    是    撕    咬    又    是    抓    挠   。 野    猪    受    不    了    了   ， 它    又    是    跳    又    是    叫   ， 一    边    逃    跑   ， 一    边    大    声    叫    道   ：" 快    看    树    上   ， 那    上    面    坐    的    才    是    你    们    要    找    的    对    头   。" 苏    丹    和    猫    一    齐    向    树    上    望    去   ， 后    见    狼    正    坐    在    树    枝    上   ， 它    们    叫    它    是    一    个    胆    小    鬼   ， 不    准    它    下    来   。 狼    十    分    羞    愧   ， 就    答    应    和    苏    凡    讲    和   ， 这    样    它    和    老    苏    丹    又    成    了    好    朋    友   。

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