THE FLEA AND THE MAN

THE FLEA AND THE MAN

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A Flea bit a Man, and bit him again, and again, till he could stand it no longer, but made a thorough search for it, and at last succeeded in catching it. Holding it between his finger and thumb, he said—or rather shouted, so angry was he—"Who are you, pray, you [color=Red]wretched （不幸的，悲惨的）[/color] little creature, that you make so free with my person?" The Flea, terrified, [color=Red]whimpered （啜泣）[/color] in a weak little voice, "Oh, sir! pray let me go; don't kill me! I am such a little thing that I can't do you much harm." But the Man laughed and said, "I am going to kill you now, at once: whatever is bad has got to be destroyed, no matter how slight the harm it does."

Do not waste your pity on a scamp.

有一天，一只小小的跳蚤在一个人身上跳上跳下，不断地叮咬他，弄得他极其难受。他一把抓住跳蚤，问它：“你是谁？怎么在我身上四处叮咬，使我到处骚痒？”跳蚤说：“请饶恕我，千万别捏死我！我们一直就是这样的活着，虽然不断地骚扰人们，但决不会去干更大的坏事。”那人笑着说：“罪恶不论大小，只要祸及别人，就决不能留情，所以一定要捏死你。”

这故事说明，坏人无论大小都应坚决加以惩治。

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