The Stag The Sheep And The Wolf

鹿、羊和狼

by Aesop

出自《伊索寓言》

One day a Stag came to a Sheep and asked her to lend him a measure of wheat. The Sheep knew him for a very swift runner, who could easily take himself out of reach, were he so inclined. So she asked him if he knew someone who would answer for him.

一天，一頭鹿去找一只羊借點小麥。羊深知，鹿跑得很快，一眨眼就能沒了影兒，于是就拒絕了，并問鹿是否有人能替他做擔保。

'Yes, yes,' answered the Stag confidently, 'the Wolf has promised to be my surety.'

“有的，有的，”鹿自信地答道，“有頭狼已經(jīng)答應(yīng)為我做擔保?！?/p>

'The Wolf!' exclaimed the Sheep indignantly. 'Do you think I would trust you on such security? I know the Wolf! He takes what he wants and runs off with it without paying. As for you, you can use your legs so well that I should have little chance of collecting the debt if I had to catch you for it!'

“狼！”羊憤怒地叫道?！澳阋詾槲視嘈胚@樣的保證嗎？我可很了解狼！他總是為所欲為，錢都不付就跑了。至于你，要是我來向你討債的話，我根本不可能拿到我的錢，因為你的雙腿太靈活了。”

Two blacks do not make a white.

寓意：兩黑不等于一白。