THE BOY AND THE SNAILS

A Farmer's Boy went looking for Snails, and, when he had picked up both his hands full, he set about making a fire at which to roast them; for he meant to eat them. When it got well alight and the Snails began to feel the heat, they gradually withdrew more and more into their shells with the hissing noise they always make when they do so. When the Boy heard it, he said, “You abandoned creatures, how can you find heart to whistle when your houses are burning?”

男孩和蜗牛

一个农夫的儿子去捉蜗牛，两只手都捉满之后，他准备生火把蜗牛烤了吃掉。火点起来之后，蜗牛感受到了热度，便纷纷从壳里钻了出来，嘶嘶地叫着，他们每次从壳里出来都会发出这种声音。男孩听了，说：“你们这些无耻的小东西啊，你们的房子都被烤得着火了，你们怎么还有闲心唱歌呢？”