The Cry of the Donkey & the Singing of the Cicada(驴叫和蝉鸣)

The best thing about the donkey is that it has a strong back to carry heavy loads and endure hardships.
驴子优点是腰力好,能负重又能吃苦耐劳。

The shortcoming of the donkey is that he makes awful sounds, as unpleasant as the screams of ghosts.
驴子缺点是嗓子破,叫声如鬼哭狼嚎。

One day, the donkey heard a very pleasant voice, it was the cicada.
有一天，驴子听到了一个非常好听的声音，原来是蝉的声音。

‘ What do you eat every day? Why does your voice sound so sweet?’
“你每天吃什么? 为何声音这么好?”

‘I drink only morning dew, and I don't eat any grass.’
“我只喝露水不吃草。”

‘My voice is not beautiful because I eat foods that are too earthy.’
“原来是我吃的食物太俗,声音才不美妙。”

From then on, the donkey consumed only mountain dew and not a blade of grass. And eventually, he starved to death.
从此以后，驴只吃露水不吃草,结果饿死了。

Everybody has his own strengths and weaknesses. To give up one's strength to search for what is beyond one’s capabilities often requires paying a high price even to the extent of one's own life.
人各有所长所短,弃己之长,奢求自己所不能的,往往要付出很高代价,甚至于宝贵的生命。