A man once caught a weasel, which was always sneaking1 about the house, and was just going to drown it in a tub of water, when it begged hard for its life, and said to him, "Surely you haven't the heart to put me to death?

Think how useful I have been in clearing your house of the mice and lizards2 which used to infest3 it, and show your gratitude4 by sparing my life.

" "You have not been altogether useless, I grant you," said the Man: "but who killed the fowls5?

Who stole the meat?

No no!

You do much more harm than good, and die you shall.

"　　从前，有一个人抓住了一只黄鼠狼，它总是在房子里偷偷摸摸。

这人正要用一盆水淹死它时，黄鼠狼苦苦哀求人饶了自己的性命，并且对人说：你一定不忍心杀了我!

想想我对你们家做的贡献吧，我可是一只在清理你家里的老鼠和蜥蜴，为了显示你对我的感激之情，就饶我一命吧。

”我也承认，你并非完全无用，” 男人说， 但是，是谁杀了鸡?

是谁偷了肉?

不不!

你做了太多坏事，理应去死。

”【英文童话故事：黄鼠狼和人查看网站：[db:时间]】