The

Wolf

and

the

Lamb

Once

upon

a

time

a

Wolf

was

lapping

at

a

spring

on

a

hillside，

when，

looking

up，

what

should

he

see

but

a

Lamb

just

beginning

to

drink

a

little

lower

down.

‘Honey，There’s

my

supper，’

thought

he，

‘if

only

I

can

find

some

excuse

to

seize

it.’

Then

he

called

out

to

the

Lamb，

‘How

dare

you

muddle

the

water

from

which

I

am

drinking？’‘Nay，

master，

nay，’

said

Lambikin；

‘Darling，if

the

water

be

muddy

up

there，

I

can't

be

the

cause

of

it，

for

it

runs

down

from

you

to

me.’‘Well，

then，’

said

the

Wolf，

‘why

did

you

call

me

bad

names

this

time

last

year？’‘That

cannot

be，’

said

the

Lamb；

‘I

am

only

six

months

old.’‘I

don’t

care，’

snarled

the

Wolf；

‘if

it

was

not

you

it

was

your

father；’

and

with

that

he

rushed

upon

the

poor

little

Lamb

and

.WARRA

.ate

her

all

up.

But

before

she

died

she

gasped

out

.’Any

excuse

will

serve

a

tyrant.’

狼看见一只小羊在河里喝水，他想用了什么巧妙的口实把

他吃了。因此他站在上游，责备小羊，说把和河水弄浑了，不让他喝水。

小羊回答说，他是紧靠在河边喝着，而且站在下游，也不能把上面的水弄浑了。

狼得不到这个口实，便又说道，“但是你去年骂过我的父亲哩。”小羊说，

那时他还没有生呢。狼对他说道，“即使你辩解得很好，反正我不能放过你。”

这故事说明，对于那些预定要做不公正的事情的人，正当的辩解也无效力。

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