一个牧人在给午喂草时发现丢了一头小公牛,那可是其中最好的一头牛。他立刻出去找牛,可是哪里都找不到,便发下誓言,只要让他发现偷牛的贼,他就会杀一头小牛供奉朱庇特。牧人继续去找他的牛,走着走着来到了一个灌木丛中,他忽然看见一只狮子正在津津有味地吃着那头丢失了的小公牛。他吓呆了,立刻举起双手向上天祈求说:“伟大的朱晓特,刚才我曾立誓,如果捉到贼,愿意献上一头小牛供奉你;但是现在,如果我可以安全地脱离狮口,我愿意再奉献一头成熟强壮的牛。”
【牧人和丢失的公牛的故事寓意】
牧人和丢失的公牛伊索寓言故事中的牧人是聪明的,他懂得一个很重要的道理:牺牲。没有付出怎么能有回报呢?为了一头小牛,他愿意牺牲一只羊;为了自己性命,他愿意再舍弃一头大牛,可谓明智。所以当你面对挫折,力图挽回损失的时候,不必强求完璧归赵,只要努力使损失降到最低就可以满足了,否则你有可能会失去更多的东西。“赔了夫人又折兵”,岂不是得不偿失?
【牧人和丢失的公牛英文版】
THE HERDSMAN AND THE LOST BULL
A Herdsman was tending his cattle when he missed a young Bull,one ofthe finest ofthe herd.He went at once to look for him,but,meeting with no success in his search.he made a vow that.if he should discover the thief,he would sacrifice a calf to Jupiter.Continuing his search,he entered a thicket,where he presently espied a lion devouring the lost Bull.Terrified with fear,he raised his hands to heaven and cried,“Great Jupiter,I vowed i would sacrifice a calf to thee if I should mdiscover the thief:but now a full-grown Bull I promise thee if only i myself escape unhurt from his clutches.”