THE HORSE AND THE GROOM

There was once a Groom who used to spend long hours clipping and combing the Horse of which he had charge, but who daily stole a portion of his allowance of oats, and sold it for his own profit. The Horse gradually got into worse and worse condition, and at last cried to the Groom, “If you really want me to look sleek and well, you must comb me less and feed me more.”

马和马夫

从前有一个马夫，他会花很长时间给他负责的马修毛梳洗，却每天都从喂马的燕麦里偷出一些来卖掉获利。那匹马的状况日渐糟糕，最后，他哭着对马夫说：“要是你真想让我看起来漂亮、有光彩，还是少给我梳洗多喂我些东西的好。”