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伊索寓言-人与森林之神 The Man and the Satyr



A Man had lost his way in a wood one bitter winter's night. As he was roaming about, a Satyr came up to him, and finding that he had lost his way, promised to give him a lodging for the night, and guide him out of the forest in the morning. As he went along to the Satyr's cell, the Man raised both his hands to his mouth and kept on blowing at them. "What do you do that for?" said the Satyr. "My hands are numb with the cold," said the Man, "and my breath warms them." After this they arrived at the Satyr's home, and soon the Satyr put a smoking dish of porridge before him. But when the Man raised his spoon to his mouth he began blowing upon it. "And what do you do that for?" said the Satyr. "The porridge is too hot, and my breath will cool it." "Out you go," said the Satyr. "I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath."

传说,从前有个人与一个森林之神萨堤罗斯交朋友。冬天到了,天气变得十分寒冷,那人把手放到嘴边不断地呵起热气来。森林之神忙问这是甚麽原因,为甚麽要这样做。那人回答说:「天寒手冷,呵热气手可变暖和些。」后来,他们同桌一起吃饭,桌上的饭菜热气腾腾,烫得很,那人夹起一点放到嘴边。森林之神又问他这是为何。他说饭菜太烫,把它吹凉。森林之神对人说道:「喂,朋友!我只好同你绝交了,因为你这嘴能一会儿出热气,一会儿又出冷气。」这个故事带出的启示就是:切不可与那些反覆无常的人交朋友。



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