English Original
A fisherman who could play the flute went down one day to the sea-shore with his nets and his flute. Taking his stand on a projecting rock, he began to play a tune, thinking that the music would bring the fish jumping out of the sea. He went on playing for some time, but not a fish appeared. So at last he threw down his flute, cast his net into the sea, and made a great haul of fish. When they were landed and he saw them leaping about on the shore, he cried, "You rascals! You wouldn't dance when I piped, but now I've stopped, you can do nothing else!"
中文翻译
一位会吹长笛的渔夫，有一天带着他的渔网和长笛来到海边。他站在一块突出的岩石上，开始吹奏曲子，心想音乐会让鱼儿跳出大海。他吹奏了好一会儿，却没有一条鱼出现。最后，他扔下长笛，把网撒向大海，捕获了一大网鱼。当鱼被拖上岸，他看到它们在岸边活蹦乱跳时，他喊道：“你们这些淘气鬼！我吹笛子时你们不肯跳舞，现在我停下了，你们却跳个不停！”