A Slave, being discontented with his lot, ran away from his master. He was soon missed by the latter, who lost no time in mounting his horse and setting out in pursuit of the fugitive. He presently came up with him, and the Slave, in the hope of avoiding capture, slipped into a treadmill and hid himself there. “Aha,” said his master, “that's the very place for you, my man!”
有一个奴隶因为不满生活待遇逃跑了。没多久，主人便发现了，立刻备马去追逐逃奴，很快就追上了。奴隶希望能够逃过一劫，便藏进了一架水车里。主人看到十分高兴：“啊呀，伙计，你躲的可真是地方！”(1)
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(1) 水车都是由奴隶来操作的。