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| 111. The Ass Carrying The Image An Ass once carried through the st reets of a city a famous wooden Image, to be placed in one of its Temples. The crowd as he passed along made lowly prostration before the Image. The Ass, thinking that they bowed their heads in token of respect for him self, bristled up with pride and gave himself airs, and refused to move another step. The driver seeing him thus stop, laid his whip lustily about his shoulders, and said, "O you perverse dull-head! it is not yet come to this, that men pay worship to an Ass." They are not wise who take to themselves the credit due to others. | 111. 驮木雕偶像的驴子 有一次一只驴子驮着一个著名的木雕偶像，经过城里的街道，要将它放到一个庙里去。 当它沿路走过去的时候，一大群的人都低头俯跪在那木偶像的前面。 驴子看见那些人磕头以为是对它表示敬意，便骄傲地抬起头来，端起架子，不肯再走动一步了。 赶驴子的人看见它停住了，就拿鞭子在它身上使劲抽打，并且说：「啊，你这坏东西，人向驴子崇拜的时机现在还未来临呢。」 将应归于别人的光荣当作是自己的，这是痴心妄想。 |
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