"Well, little one," said a Tree to a Reed that was growing at its foot, "why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head boldly in the air as I do?"
“好吧，小家伙，”一棵树对脚下长着的芦苇说，“你为什么不把脚深深地埋在地上，像我一样，在空中大胆地抬起头来呢？
"I am contented with my lot," said the Reed. "I may not be so grand, but I think I am safer."
“我满足于我的命运，”里德说。我可能不那么伟大，但我认为我更安全。
"Safe!" sneered the Tree. "Who shall pluck me up by the roots or bow my head to the ground?" But it soon had to repent of its boasting, for a hurricane arose which tore it up from its roots, and cast it a useless log on the ground, while the little Reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.
“安全！”树嘲笑着说。”谁将把我连根拔起，或将我的头伏在地上？”但它很快就要后悔自夸了，因为一场飓风把它连根拔起，把一根无用的木头丢在地上，而那只小芦苇，在风的作用下弯着腰，很快又在暴风雨过去时直立起来了。
Obscurity often brings safety.
默默无闻往往带来安全。