北风和太阳有一天起了争论， 看谁的力量大。 那时一位旅行者沿路走来， 于是太阳提出解决争论的办法；谁能叫旅行者脱下外套， 谁的力量就大。 北风接受挑战， 于是太阳躲到云后面去了。
北风开始吹，可是他越使劲地吹，旅行者越把外套抓得紧。 北风还下起雨来， 甚至冰雹， 旅行者益发死命地抓住外套。 北风感到失望， 最后放弃了。 于是太阳出来了， 把他一切的光辉热力逐渐照在旅行者身上。 不久， 这人就脱下外套了。 “你是怎么做到的？“北风问。 ”这容易，“太阳说， “我照亮白天， 以温柔达到我的目的。”
“The North Wind and the Sun”
The North Wind and the Sun had an argument one day. They disputed which of them was the stronger.
A traveler came along the road at that time, and the Sun suggested a way to resolve the argument. Whoever was able to cause the traveler to remove his coat would be the stronger. The Wind accepted the challenge and the Sun hid himself behind a cloud. The Wind began to blow. Yet the harder he blew, the more the traveler clutched his coat about himself. The Wind sent rain, even hail. The traveler clung even more desperately to his coat. Finally, in despair, the Wind gave up. The Sun came out and began to shine in all his glory upon the traveler. Quite soon the man had removed his coat. “How did you do that?” asked the Wind. “It was easy,” said the Sun, “I lit the day. Through gentleness I got my way.”
