Once upon a time, there was a monkey that met a crab and they travelled together in the jungle. The active monkey found a fruit seed and the crab found a rice ball.
The monkey was greedy and said to the crab, “Dear crab, let us exchange what we have!”
The crab agreed, so the monkey exchanged his seed for the crab's rice ball. He quickly swallowed the rice ball.
As for the crab, he went back home and sowed the seed in the open field in front of his house. Every day, he watered the plant carefully.
The plant grew day by day. When summer came, the crab took shelter under the tree that was now filled with branches and leaves.
When autumn came, the tree was fully grown with fruit. The crab was able to enjoy the fruit every year.
从前，一只猴子碰到一只螃蟹，他俩一起在丛林里旅行。身手敏捷的猴子找到一粒果实的种子，螃蟹则找到了一个饭团。
猴子贪心地对螃蟹说：“亲爱的螃蟹，咱俩换换呗！”
螃蟹答应了，于是猴子用种子换到了饭团。他很快把饭团一口吞了下去。
至于螃蟹呢，他回到家把种子种在了房前的开阔地里。每天，他都认真地浇水。
植物一天天长大。夏天到了，螃蟹就在如今开枝散叶的树下乘凉。
秋天来了，树上结满了果实。螃蟹每年都有水果吃。
-swallow [ˈswɒləʊ] v. 吞
沉醉于一时的贪念，只会断送长远的幸福。