A Goatherd was one day gathering his flock to return to the fold, when one of his goats strayed and refused to join the rest. He tried for a long time to get her to return by calling and whistling to her, but the Goat took no notice of him at all; so at last he threw a stone at her and broke one of her horns. In dismay, he begged her not to tell his master: but she replied, “You silly fellow, my horn would cry aloud even if I held my tongue.”
It's no use trying to hide what can't be hidden.
有一天，有一个牧羊人赶齐了自己的羊，准备回家，这时一只山羊离群而去，不愿意加入队伍。牧羊人花费了很大工夫，又是吹哨又是呼叫，想把羊哄回来，但是这只山羊不理不睬。最后，牧羊人丢出了一块石头，却砸坏了山羊的角。牧羊人万分沮丧，恳求山羊不要把这件事告诉主人。山羊答道：“你这傻瓜，就算我不说，犄角也在那明摆着啊。”
训诫：想要隐藏不能隐藏之物毫无意义。