盲人与小野兽

42.THE BLIND MAN AND THE CUB盲人与小野兽There was once a Blind Man who had so fine a sense of touch that,when any animal was put into his hands, he could tell what it was merely bythe feel of it. One day the Cub of a Wolf was put into his hands, and he wasasked what it was. He felt it for some time, and then said, "Indeed, I am notsure whether it is a Wolf's Cub or a Fox's: but this I know—it would never doto trust it in a sheepfold."Evil tendencies are early shown.｛中文阅读｝从前，有一个人眼睛虽然瞎了，可是他精于触觉，只要用手摸一摸，凭借着触感便能说出这是什么动物。有一天，一只小狼崽被送到了他的手中，请他告知这是什么东西。他用手摸了一会儿，然后说：“我不太确定，这到底是一只小狼崽，还是一只狐狸的幼崽，但是有一点我十分确定，千万不要让它进羊圈。”恶劣的本性从小便知。