A man inancienttimes thought he was clever, but he always did foolish things.

　　古时候，有一个以为自己很聪明，但是他总是干傻事。

　　One day, he saw abeautifulbell. It was at the top of a door. “Oh, how nice! I will take it home. ”he said to himself. He thought hard. Then he had a “good” idea. “Aha! I can plug my ears. I will not hear the ring.”

　　一天，他看见一个漂亮的铃铛挂在一户人家的门上头。“啊，好漂亮！我要把它拿回家去。”他自言自语道。他使劲地想，然后想到了一个“好”主意。“哈！我把耳朵堵上，就听不到铃声了。”

　　He did so, but the bell rang. The owner opened the door and asked angrily, “What are you doing here?”

　　他这样做了，但是铃铛响了起来。主人打开门，生气地问道：“你在这儿干什么？”