The two goats

English The two goats
Vietnamese Hai con dê

Two  goatsfrisking  gayly  on  the  rocky steeps  of  a mountain  valleychanced  to meet,  one  on  each  side  of  a  deep  chasm through  which  poured  a  mighty  mountain torrent.

The  trunk  of  a  fallen  tree  formed  the  only means of crossing the chasm, and on this not even  two  squirrels  could  have  passed  each other in safety.

The  narrow  path  would  have  made  the bravest  tremble.  Not  so  our  Goats. 

Their pride would not permit either to stand aside for the other. One  set  her  foot  on  the  log

The  other  did likewise.  In  the  middle  they  met  horn  to horn.

Neither would give way, and so they both  fell,  to  be  swept  away  by  the  roaring torrent below.