Yi Dai is a kind of talentless bird over the East Sea.

 

They fly slowly and lowly and have to be led by other birds while flying.

 

They always hide among the others while resting, dare not fly ahead while proceeding¹, dare not be left behind while retreating and always eat the food left by others.

 

Thanks to these traits, they survive safe and sound, not elbowed out by other birds and hurt by humans.

 

意怠是东海里的一种鸟。

 

它不仅极其无能，飞得又低又慢，而且飞的时候还要靠别的鸟领着。

 

栖息时要躲在鸟群中间；往前飞时它从不敢跑在前面，后退时也不敢落在后面；吃东西不敢抢先，只好每次都吃产羹剩饭。

 

由于具有上述优点，在鸟群中它从不受到排斥，也避免了人类对它的伤害，安然地保全着自己的生命。

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