English Original
One day, a man loaded his horse heavily with coconuts he had gathered. On his way home, he met a boy and asked how long it would take to reach his house.
"If you go slowly," said the boy, looking at the load, "you will arrive very soon; but if you go fast, it will take you all day."
The man did not believe this strange advice and hurried his horse. The coconuts fell off, forcing him to stop and pick them up. To make up for lost time, he hurried the horse even more, but the coconuts fell off again. He repeated this many times and did not reach home until nightfall.
中文翻译
一天，一个人将采集来的椰子重重地驮在马背上。在回家的路上，他遇到一个男孩，便问他还要多久才能到家。
男孩看了看马背上的货物，说道：“如果你慢慢走，很快就能到家；但如果你走得太快，反而会花上一整天。”
这人不相信这番奇怪的建议，于是催马快行。结果椰子掉了下来，他不得不停下来捡拾。为了弥补损失的时间，他更加催促马匹，但椰子又掉了下来。他这样反复了许多次，直到夜幕降临才回到家。