So one day, when the farmer went out to do business, his father quietly followed him. While the farmer was sleeping near the city gate, his father saw a snake crawl up to his bin and eat his produce. Having finished eating, the snake once again spat a gold coin into the bin as payment to the farmer before leaving. Seeing this, the farmers father thought, If I kill the snake, Ill be able to seize all its gold coins! He then picked up a stone and cut the snake into two parts.
At that time, the head and trunk of the snake were already in its den, and only the tail was outside. The father thought that there must be a big treasure in the den so he told his son to reach inside for it. But unexpectedly, when the farmer reached his hand into the den, the snake bit and killed him! Even though it had been cut into two, the snake could still bite! I understand how this could have happened because that was how I got bitten when I was small. At that time, I saw a centipede that had been beaten and squashed by someone, leaving only the head intact. I thought it was dead, and to make sure, I poked it with my foot. It bit me hard and I cried for three days. (Laughter) I was really dumb! Remember! Dont play with a centipede even if it looks dead. Sometimes it just fakes death; its not really dead.
这个故事叫做农夫和蛇。有一个农夫,每天到城里去卖他自己种的花和农产品,卖完以后就回家。有一天,他很早出门,来到城门时,因为还太早,城门还没开,所以他就先躺在那边睡觉。当他醒过来时,看到他装农产品的瓶子都空空了,里面多了一块黄金的钱。虽然瓶子里的东西不见了,不过那块黄金的钱已经很多了,所以他还是非常高兴。他想大概有人拿走他的东西,然后放钱在那边,于是就快乐地带着钱回家了。
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