DO NOT ACT A LIE
不要欺骗
1.A horse，that was kept tied in the stable，got loose one day，and went into the pasture.A man，on seeing him，took the bridle and went to catch him.
2.The horse would rather eat grass，and run in the field，than be tied up in the stable all the while；so he would not let the man catch him，but trotted about in the field.
3.The man knew the horse was very fond of oats，and so he went to the barn and got the measure which he always used for carrying oats to the horse，but put no oats in it.
4.He then went again to the field，and held out the measure to the horse，which in fact was saying to the horse，“Come，horse，and get some oats，”
5.The horse went up to him；the man caught him，put the bridle on him，and took him back to the stable.
6.Only a few days after，the same man wanted the horse to use；but on going to the stable for him，he saw no horse there.
7.He guessed where the horse had gone，and again took the bridle and went out into the field for him，being careful this time to take with him the measure with oats in it.
8.As he came near the horse，he held it out as before；but the horse would not mind it.He trotted away to another part of the field，shaking his head，as much as to say，“You told me a lie the other day，and now I will not believe you，”
9.The man wanted the horse very much，but he could not blame the horse，for he knew if he had not deceived him before，he would have no trouble in catching him now.
10.I hope my little readers will learn from this，that they can act a lie as well as speak one，and that an acted lie is as bad as a spoken one.
【中文阅读】
1.一匹马被拴在马厩里。一天，马跑了出来，跑到牧场上。一个人看到后，拿起了马勒过去抓它。
2.马宁肯跑到地里吃草也不想被抓住后总是戴着马勒。所以它躲来躲去，根本就不让那个人抓住它。
3.那个人非常了解马性，知道它爱吃燕麦，因此他到谷仓里，用总是给马装燕麦的斗拿去给马，但是斗里没有燕麦。
4.他拿着斗走到牧场上，把斗向马伸过去，嘴里还说着：“来，过来吃点燕麦。”
5.于是马走了过去，那人把它一下子抓住了，接着给它戴上了马勒，又把它牵回了马厩。
6.仅仅几天之后，又是这个人想用这匹马干点活，但是当他走到马厩时，他发现马不在那里。
7.他猜测着马能跑到哪里去，再一次他拿起马勒，走出马厩，向牧场走去，而且还特意拿上一斗燕麦。
8.当他靠近那匹马时，像往常一样，他把燕麦伸过去。但是马看都不看一眼，跑到了别的地方，一边还摇着脑袋，仿佛在说：“那天你骗我，今天我才不相信你。”
9.这个人非常想用这匹马，但是他又不能责备它，因为他知道如果上次他不欺骗它，这次就不会有这么麻烦了。
10.我希望小读者们从这个故事中吸取教训，那就是：你可能会说话撒谎，也可能会行事欺骗，但说话撒谎和行事欺骗一样都不是好的行为。