山羊和牧人 The Goat and the Goatherd

 

      A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock.  He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons.  At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master.  The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent." 

      Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid.

      很多山羊被牧羊人趕到羊圈里。有一只山羊不知在吃什么好東西，單獨(dú)落在后面。牧羊人拿起一塊石頭扔了過(guò)去，正巧打斷了山羊的一只角。牧羊人嚇得請(qǐng)求山羊不要告訴主人，山羊說(shuō)：“即使我不說(shuō)，又怎能隱瞞下去呢？我的角已斷了，這是十分明顯的事實(shí)。”

      這故事說(shuō)明，明顯的罪狀是無(wú)法隱瞞的。