从前，有个婆罗门人到另外一个村庄里买了一头山羊。他把山羊扛在肩上背回家去，路上被三个流氓看见了。这三个流氓议论说：“想个妙计把他的山羊骗过来，让咱们弟兄高兴高兴。”
他们怀着这个目的，分别坐在这个婆罗门人必经的三棵大树下，彼此相隔若干距离。那个婆罗门人走过时，第一个恶棍喊道：“嗨，婆罗门，你把狗扛在肩上干吗？”
“这不是狗，这是头祭祀用的山羊。”婆罗门人答道。
又走了一段路，第二个流氓向他问了同样的问题。婆罗门听了，便把山羊扔在地上看个仔细，才又背在肩上继续往前走，心里却像秋千一般摇摆不定。婆罗门人听到第三个流氓提出同样的问题时，就相信这山羊真是一条狗了。于是他一把将它从背上扔下来，自己还沐浴干净才回家。
三个流氓把山羊带回家里大吃了一顿。可见，谁认为流氓无赖像自己一样诚实，谁就会像这个受害的婆罗门人一样上当受骗。
Keys：
①T ②F ③F ④T
The Ass，the Ox and the Birds
An ass and an ox，fastened to the same yoke，were draging a waggon．While the ox was pulling with all his might he he broke a horn．The ass swore that he had got no help whatever from his weak companion．Exerting himself in the labour，the ox broke the other horn，and at length fell dead on the ground．Presently，the herdsman loaded the ass with the dead ox，and he broke down amid a thousand blows，and stretched in the middle of the road，expired．The birds flying to the prey，exclaimed，“If you had shown your compassion to the ox when he entreated you，you would not have died untimely and become food to us．”
Exercises：
判断对（T）、错（F）：
①While the ox was pulling with all his might，he broke his two horns at the same time．
②The ass swore at the ox because he didnt get any help from the ox．
③The ass broke down amid a thousand blows，still living．
④If the ass had shown his compassion to the ox when the ox entreated him，the ass would not have been food for the birds．