挤牛奶的姑娘

●一个农家挤奶姑娘头顶着一桶牛奶，前往集市。

●走了一会儿，她开始算计起卖完牛奶后要买的东西：“我要买一身新衣服，好去参加舞会，年轻的小伙子都会邀请我跳舞。”

●想到这里，她真地摇起头来，牛奶桶随之倾倒在地，牛奶都流了出去。

●女孩很伤心，两手空空地回到家里，母亲对她说：“我的孩子，不要过早地打如意算盘。”

英文对照

The young thief and his mother

A young man was caught stealing, and sentenced to death three days later.

He wanted to speak with his mother before theexecution. Of course this was granted.

When his mother came to him, he said, "I want to tell you something." He said something but she could not hear. He whispered again, and when she came close to him, she put her ear to his mouth. He nearly bit off her ear. All the bystanders were horrified.

"It is to punish her," he said. "When I was young I began stealing little things, and brought them home to mother. "Instead of punishing me, she laughed and said, ‘It will not be noticed.‘ It is because of her that I am here today."