口渴的鴿子The Thirsty Pigeon

 

    A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard.  Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly.  Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.  

    Zeal should not outrun discretion.  

    有只鴿子口渴得很難受，看見畫板上畫著一個(gè)水瓶，以為是真的。他立刻呼呼地猛飛過去，不料一頭碰撞在畫板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上，被人輕易地捉住了。

    這是說，有些人想急于得到所需的東西，一時(shí)沖動，草率從事，就會身遭不幸。