伊索寓言：磨坊主和儿子与驴子
The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
A Man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: "You fools, what is a Donkey for but to ride upon?"
So the Man put the Boy on the Donkey and they went on their way. But soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said: "See that lazy youngster, he lets his father walk while he rides."
So the Man ordered his Boy to get off, and got on himself. But they hadn't gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other: "Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son trudge along."
Well, the Man didn't know what to do, but at last he took his Boy up before him on the Donkey. By this time they had come to the town, and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The Man stopped and asked what they were scoffing at. The men said: "Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey with you and your hulking son?"
The Man and Boy got off and tried to think what to do. They thought and they thought, till at last they cut down a pole, tied the donkey's feet to it, and raised the pole and the donkey to their shoulders. They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to Market Bridge, when the Donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the Boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle the Donkey fell over the bridge, and his fore-feet being tied together he was drowned.
"That will teach you," said an old man who had followed them:
"Please all, and you will please none."
磨坊主和儿子与驴子
磨坊主和他的儿子一起赶着他们的驴子，到邻近的市场上去卖。他们没走多远，遇见了一些妇女聚集在井边，谈笑风生。其中有一个说：「瞧，你们看见过这种人吗，放着驴子不骑，却要走路。」老人听到此话，立刻叫儿子骑上驴去。又走了一会，他们遇到了一些正在争吵的老头，其中一个说：「看看，这正证明了我刚说的那些话。现在这种社会时尚，根本谈不上甚么敬老尊贤。你们看看那懒惰的孩子骑在驴上，而他年迈的父亲却在下面行走。下来，你这小东西！还不让你年老的父亲歇歇他疲乏的腿。」老人便叫儿子下来，自己骑了上去。他们没走多远，又遇到一群妇女和孩子。有几个人立刻大喊道：「你这无用的老头，你怎么可以骑在驴子上，而让那可怜的孩子跑得一点力气都没啦？」老实的磨坊主，立刻又叫他儿子来坐在他后面。 快到市场时，一个市民看见了他们便问：「朋友，请问，这驴子是你们自己的吗？」老人说：「是的。」那人说：「人们还真想不到，依你们一起骑驴的情形看来，你们两个人抬驴子，也许比骑驴子好得多。」老人说：「不妨照你的意见试一下。」於是，他和儿子一起跳下驴子，将驴子的腿捆在一起，用一根木棍将驴子抬上肩向前走。经过市场口的桥时，很多人围过来看这种有趣的事，大家都取笑他们父子俩。吵闹声和这种奇怪的摆弄使驴子很不高兴，它用力挣断了绳索和棍子，掉到河里去了。 这时，老人又气愤又羞愧，赶忙从小路逃回家去。
这个故事带出的启示就是：任何事物都不可能使人人满意，想使人人满意，反而会谁也不满意。
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