【守株待兔】

    Get on a gravy train
    守株待兔

    Once upon a time, there was a farmer. One day, while he was working in the fields, he saw a hare run into a tree stump accidentally and die of a broken neck.
    从前，有一个农夫。一天，在他耕田的时候，忽然跑过来一只野兔，恰好碰在一个树桩上，脖子折断死了。

    The farmer took the hare home and cooked a delicious meal for himself.
    农夫把兔子拾回家去，美美地吃了一顿兔肉。

    That night he thought: "I needn't work so hard. All I have to do is wait every day by the stump to pick up the hare that runs into it."
    当晚，他就想：“我何必辛辛苦苦的种地呢？每天在树桩旁等着捡撞死的野兔就好了”。

    So from then on he gave up farming, and stood by the tree stump waiting for the hare to come and run into it.
    于是他从此不再耕种，每天在树桩旁等待野兔的到来。

    But from then on, he never saw another hare run into the tree stump.
    但是，从那以后，他再没有发现一只野兔撞在树桩上。
   
    【孔融让梨】

    Kong Rong gave away bigger pears
    孔融让梨

     In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a person called Kong Rong. He was very smart ever since he was a little boy. He had five older brothers and one younger brother.
     东汉时候，有个叫孔融的人。他小时候很聪明，有五个哥哥，一个弟弟。

     One day his father bought some pears, picking one of the largest and giving it to Kong Rong deliberately. But Kong Rong shook his head and picked up the smallest one.
     一天爸爸买了一些梨子，特意捡了一个最大的给孔融，孔融却摇头不要，拿了一个最小的梨。

     His dad was very curious, and asked: “Why?”
     爸爸很好奇，就问：“为什么呢？”

     Kong Rong said: “I am younger, so I should eat the smaller pear, and brothers should eat the bigger ones.”
     孔融说：“我年纪小，我吃小梨，大的给哥哥吃。”

     His dad was very glad after hearing his words, but asked further: “What about your younger brother who is younger than you are?”
     爸爸听后很高兴，又问：“那弟弟比你还小呀？”

     Kong Rong said: “I am older than him, so I should leave the bigger one to my little brother.”
     孔融说：“我比弟弟大，我是哥哥，我应该把大的留给小弟弟吃。”

     Later, Kong Rong became a great scholar.
     后来，孔融成为了一个很有学问的人。