TheThirstyPigeon口渴的鸽子

　　APIGEON,oppressedbyexcessivethirst,sawagobletofwaterpaintedonasignboard.Notsupposingittobeonlyapicture,sheflewtowardsitwithaloudwhirandunwittinglydashedagainstthesignboard,jarringherselfterribly.Havingbrokenherwingsbytheblow,shefelltotheground,andwascaughtbyoneofthebystanders.

　　Zealshouldnotoutrundiscretion.

　　有只鸽子口渴得很难受,看见画板上画着一个水瓶,以为是真的.他立刻呼呼地猛飞过去,不料一头碰撞在画板上,折断了翅膀,摔在地上,被人轻易地捉住了.

　　有些人想急于得到所需的东西,一时冲动,草率从事,就会身遭不幸.

　　TheGoatandtheGoatherd山羊与牧羊人

　　AGOATHERDhadsoughttobringbackastraygoattohisflock.Hewhistledandsoundedhishorninvain;thestragglerpaidnoattentiontothesummons.AtlasttheGoatherdthrewastone,andbreakingitshorn,beggedtheGoatnottotellhismaster.TheGoatreplied,"Why,yousillyfellow,thehornwillspeakthoughIbesilent."

　　Donotattempttohidethingswhichcannotbehid.

　　很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里.有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西,单独落在后面.牧羊人拿起一块石头扔了过去,正巧打断了山羊的一只角.牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人,山羊说：“即使我不说,又怎能隐瞒下去呢?我的角已断了,这是十分明显的事实.”

　　这故事说明,明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的.