# 〈北風與太陽〉（The North Wind and the Sun）

有一天，北風和太陽爭論誰的力量比較大。

One day, the North Wind and the Sun argued about which of them was stronger.

就在這時，他們看見一位旅人穿著外套走在路上。

Just then, they saw a traveler walking along the road wearing a coat.

於是，他們決定比賽，看誰能先讓旅人脫下外套。

They decided to have a contest to see who could make the traveler take off his coat first.

北風先開始，他用力吹出強烈的寒風。

The North Wind went first and blew with all his might.

可是風越吹越大，旅人反而把外套裹得更緊。

But the harder the wind blew, the tighter the traveler wrapped his coat around himself.

北風吹了很久，仍然沒有成功。

The North Wind blew for a long time but could not succeed.

接著，輪到太陽出場。

Then it was the Sun's turn.

太陽溫暖地照耀大地，天氣漸漸變得炎熱。

The Sun shone warmly, and the weather gradually became hotter.

不久，旅人感到十分悶熱，便主動脫下外套。

Before long, the traveler felt very warm and willingly took off his coat.

於是，太陽贏得了這場比賽。

Thus, the Sun won the contest.

北風也承認，溫和有時比強硬更有力量。

The North Wind admitted that gentleness can sometimes be more powerful than force.

「溫和往往比強迫更有效。」

“Gentleness often succeeds where force fails.”
