A Fisherman who could play the flute went down one day to the sea-shore with his nets and his flute; and, taking his stand on a projecting rock, began to play a tune, thinking that the music would bring the fish jumping out of the sea. He went on playing for some time, but not a fish appeared: so at last he threw down his flute and cast his net into the sea, and made a great haul of fish. When they were landed and he saw them leaping about on the shore, he cried, “You rascals! you wouldn't dance when I piped: but now I've stopped, you can do nothing else!”
有一个渔夫会吹笛子，有一天，他带着渔网和笛子去了海滩，在一块突出的礁石上站好，准备开始演奏，他认为自己的音乐能够吸引鱼跳出海面。他演奏了一段时间，却没有一条鱼出现，最后他扔下笛子，把网抛到了海里，捞到了一大网鱼。把渔网拖上岸后，他看到鱼不停地跳跃，于是叫道：“你们这些小杂种！我吹笛子的时候你们不跳舞，现在我不吹了，你们也做不了别的什么了！”