蝙蝠荊棘和海鷗的寓言故事範例
一隻蝙蝠、一棵荊棘與一隻海鷗，決定合夥出海做一次生意。於是，蝙蝠借了一筆錢作爲資金，荊棘帶來了一包款式不同的衣服，而海鷗帶來了一些鉛，然後，他們起航出發了。不久，一場暴風雨襲來，他們的船和所有貨物都沉沒了。幸運的是，三個航行者設法回到了岸上。從此以後，海鷗總是在海面上飛來飛去，即便偶爾鑽入水中，也是在尋找丟失的鉛；蝙蝠則害怕見到債主，所以總是白天藏着，夜裏纔出來覓食；而荊棘總愛扯住過路人的衣服，希望有一天能找到丟失的.衣眼以彌補損失。
【蝙蝠、荊棘和海鷗的故事寓意】
蝙蝠、荊棘和海鷗的這篇短寓言故事主要爲大家講述了：所有人都更希望能彌補損失，而非彌補不足。
【蝙蝠、荊棘和海鷗的英文版】
THE BAT, THE BRAMBLE, AND THE SEAGULL
A Bat，a Bramble，and a Seagull went into partnership and determined to go on a trading voyage together．The Bat borrowed a sum of money for his venture；the Bramble laid in a stock of clothes of various kinds；and the Seagull took a quantity of lead：and SO they set out．By and by a great storm came on，and their boat with all the cargo went to the bottom，but the three travellers managed to reach land．Ever since then the Seagull flies to and fro over the sea，and every now and then dives below the surface，looking for the lead he’S lost；while the Bat is SO afraid of meeting his creditors that he hides away by day and only comes out at night to feed；and the Bramble catches hold of the clothes of every one who passes by,hoping some day to recognise and recover the lost garments．
All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack．
