小猪与羊群 The Piglet, the Sheep, and the Goat

      A YOUNG PIG was shut up in a fold-yard with a Goat and a Sheep.  On one occasion when the shepherd laid hold of him, he grunted and squeaked and resisted violently.  The Sheep and the Goat complained of his distressing cries, saying, "He often handles us, and we do not cry out."  To this the Pig replied, "Your handling and mine are very different things.  He catches you only for your wool, or your milk, but he lays hold on me for my very life." 

      有头小猪混进了羊群里，和羊一起吃食料。后来，牧人发现了，捉住了他，他竭力嚎叫，又拚命挣扎。羊群指责他大喊大叫，说：“我们常常被牧人捉，可从来不这样叫喊。”小猪对他们说：“我被捉与你们被捉是两件不同的事，捉你们仅为了毛或奶，捉我却是为了吃我的肉呀。”

      这故事说明，真正的危险不是关系钱财，而是关系生命。