= A Cow learns Dilligence * A cow and a buffalo lived by a pond. They were neighbors. ** cow - huang niu ** buffalo - shui nui ** pond - chi tang ** neighbors - ling ju * The buffalo worked very hard on the farm every day. * The cow was very lazy. He always soaked himself in the pond for the whole day. ** lazy - 懶惰的 (lan3 duo4) * When the buffalo was cultivating his land, the cow told him: "Brother buffalo, cultivation is such a tiring job! Why don't you soak yourself in water like me?" * "I have to prepare food for winter. You should start to prepare food too!" answered the buffalo. * The cow pretended not to hear him and swam away. * The cow thought aloud: "It's still early for winter! I can still be lazy for a while!" * The buffalo kept cultivating and the cow was still soaking himself in the pond every day. * Soon winter came! * When the buffalo was moving the food into his house, the cow started to cultivate his land. * The buffalo sat in his warm house and ate his hot food while it was snowing. * The cow, however, had not reaped his food. * So, he was sitting at home with nothing to eat.