A Fowler caught a Partridge in his nets, and was just about to wring its neck when it made a piteous appeal to him to spare its life and said, “Do not kill me, but let me live and I will repay you for your kindness by decoying other partridges into your nets.” “No,” said the Fowler, “I will not spare you. I was going to kill you anyhow, and after that treacherous speech you thoroughly deserve your fate.”
有一个猎人用网抓住了一只山鹑，想把它的脖子扭断，山鹑向猎人恳求饶它一命。“别杀我，让我活着吧，我可以帮你把其他的山鹑都引到你的网里。”“不行，”猎人说，“我不会放了你，我一定要杀了你，你说了这么一通背信弃义的话，活该死在我手里。”