Thetrumpetertakenprisoner

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Thetrumpetertakenprisoner
            The trumpeter taken prisoner
            A trumpeter was captured by his enemy in a battle.
            When they were about to kill him, he begged them to have mercy on him.
            "I am not a warrior," said he. "I only blow the trumpet. It cannot harm you; then why should you kill me?"
            "You may not fight with a weapon," said the others, "but you encourage and guide your men to the fight."
            号兵
            ●在一场战争中,有个号兵被敌人抓获了。
            ●在他们准备杀他时,他求他们对他仁慈一些。
            ●“我不是勇士,”他大声叫道,“我仅有把铜号,它又不能伤人,你们为什么要杀我呢?”
            ●“你没有武器来战斗,”敌人对他说,“但是你却召集你们所有的士兵来攻打我们。”
            寓意: 人们更痛恨那些怂恿他人作恶的人。