The cock and the jewel
A cock ,scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a precious stone and exclaimed: “if your owner had found you ,and not I ,he would have taken you up ,and have set you in your first estate; but I have found you for no purpose. I would rather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world。”
公雞與寶石
一只公雞在為自己和他的母雞們找食物時發現一塊珍貴的石頭，它大叫說：“如果不是我而是你的主人找到了你，他就會把你揀起來，并且把你放到你以前所在的地方。但是，現在是我找到了你，而你對于我而言毫無用處。我寧愿見到一顆燕麥粒也不愿意撿到全世界的寶石。”以上英語故事由英語口語部提供。
