Once upon a time, in the forest there was a wooden house in whichthree foolish bears lived.
　　One day, the elder bear was on the wayhome. Carelessly, he was stumbled by a stone.
　　And he thought: If I had taken a branch aside the stone to warn others, they wouldn’t be tripped.
　　The younger bear was also on the wayhome.“Ah-Ya!” And he was also stumbled by the same stone.
　　Thus, the younger bear planted a small tree behind the stone to warn others.
　　It was not long before the two bears’ return , when the youngest bear came into the gate with wounds.
　　The youngest bear said: “It was who that planted a tree behind the stone, which made me hit the stone first and then the small tree! After that, I planted a big tree before the stone!”
　　As a result, the foolish bears would be full of wounds on the way home every day.
　　
　　Three Foolish Bears 三只笨熊
　　
　　 从前，在森林里有一座木房子，木房子里住着三只笨熊。
　　 一天，熊老大走在回家的路上，不小心被一块石头给绊倒了。
　　 他就想：如果我弄根树枝插在大石头边来提醒别人，别人就不会被绊倒了。
　　 熊老二也走在回家的路上，“哎哟！”他也被这块大石头给绊倒了。
　　 于是，熊老二在这块石头后种了一棵小树以提醒别人。
　　 两只熊回家不久，熊老三就浑身是伤地进了门。
　　 熊老三说：“不知是谁把一棵树栽在大石头后，让我撞了石头又撞小树！后来，我在那块大石头前栽了棵大树!”
　　 结果，三只笨熊每天回家时，都会被撞得浑身是伤。
　　
　　 （山东 王 新 选译）