The Man Bitten by a Dog

被狗咬的人

A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him. A friend, meeting him and learning what he wanted, said, "If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you." The Man who had been bitten laughed at this advice and said, "Why? If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the town to bite me."

Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.

有个人被狗咬伤，四处求医治伤，仍无显着疗效。有人向他建议，用麵包擦乾伤口上的血，再扔给咬他的狗吃。他回答说：「我想如果这样做，那么全城所有的狗一定都会来咬我。」

这个故事带出的启示就是：恶若受到鼓励，就会更加为非作歹，为所欲为。