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| 18. The Herdsman And The Lost Bull A Herdsman tending kine in a f orest, lost a Bull calf from the fold. After a long and fruitless search, he made a vow that, if he could only discover the thief who had stolen the Calf, he would offer a lamb in sacrifice to Hermes, Pan, and the Guardian Deities of th e forest. Not long afterwards, as he ascended a small hillock, he saw at its foot a Lion feeding on the Calf. Terrified at the sight, he lifted his eyes and his hands to heaven, and said: "Just now I vowed to offer a lamb to the Guardian Deities of the forest if I could only find out who had robbed me; but now that I have discovered the thief, I would willingly add a full-grown Bull to the Calf I have lost, if I may only secure my own escape from him in safety." | 18. 牧人和失去的牛 一个牧人在树林中牧牛，失去了一只离群的小犊。 在一段长时间寻获未果之后，他发誓，只要能够发现偷小犊的贼，他愿意献出一只羊，供奉树林的守护神。 不久之后，他走上一个小山丘，忽然在山丘脚下，看见一只狮子正在吞食着他的小犊，。 他大吃一惊，双眼仰望天空，双手祈求说：「刚才我曾发誓，如果捉到贼，愿意献出一只羊供奉树林的守护神，但是现在我已发现这盗贼了，我愿意失去刚才的那只小犊之外，再添加一只长大的牛，只要我自己可以脱离狮口。」 |
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