伊索寓言：贼和旅馆老
The Thief and the Innkeeper
A THIEF hired a room in a tavern and stayed a while in the hope of stealing something which should enable him to pay his reckoning. When he had waited some days in vain， he saw the Innkeeper dressed in a new and handsome coat and sitting before his door. The Thief sat down beside him and talked with him. As the conversation began to flag， the Thief yawned terribly and at the same time howled like a wolf. The Innkeeper said， “Why do you howl so fearfully？' ”I will tell you，“ said the Thief， ”but first let me ask you to hold my clothes， or I shall tear them to pieces. I know not， sir， when I got this habit of yawning， nor whether these attacks of howling were inflicted on me as a judgment for my crimes， or for any other cause； but this I do know， that when I yawn for the third time， I actually turn into a wolf and attack men.“ With this speech he commenced a second fit of yawning and again howled like a wolf， as he had at first. The Innkeeper. Hearing his tale and believing what he said， became greatly alarmed and， rising from his seat， attempted to run away. The Thief laid hold of his coat and entreated him to stop， saying， ”Pray wait， sir， and hold my clothes， or I shall tear them to pieces in my fury， when I turn into a wolf.“ At the same moment he yawned the third time and set up a terrible howl. The Innkeeper， frightened lest he should be attacked， left his new coat in the Thief's hand and ran as fast as he could into the inn for safety. The Thief made off with the coat and did not return again to the inn.
Every tale is not to be believed.
贼和旅馆老
一个贼在旅馆租住了一间房，一连住了几天，希望偷一点东西足够付房钱和饭钱，可他白白等了几天，一无所获。这天，贼看见旅馆老 穿着一件漂亮的新衣坐在门口，便走上前去，与他闲谈。谈了一会儿，他们都觉得疲倦了，贼打了一个呵欠，并像狼叫似的大吼了一声。旅馆老 说：「你怎么叫得这么吓人呢？」贼说：「我愿告诉你。但先请抓住我的衣服，我愿意把衣服放在你手中。先生，我自己也不知道我到底甚么时候是这样打呵欠，也不知道这种可怕的嚎叫传染到我身上来是惩罚我的罪孽，还是其他别的原因。可有一点我是知道的，我若第三次打呵欠时，就会变成一只狼，去扑咬人。」说完之后，他又打了第二个呵欠，并和第一次一样，像狼一般的嚎叫。旅馆老 听完贼的故事，信以为真，非常恐惧，站起身来，准备逃走。贼扯住他的外衣，请他留步，并说：「先生，请等一等，扯住我的衣服，不然我变成狼时，就会暴怒地撕破它。」刚一说完，又像狼嚎叫一样打了第三个呵欠。旅馆老 害怕被贼伤害，便赶紧脱下新衣交给他，逃进旅馆躲藏起来。贼带着新衣连忙逃离旅馆，不再返回。
这是说有些人为了达到某种目的，信口雌黄。如果相信其鬼话，肯定要吃亏。
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