English Original
At an exhibition of the world's best swordsmen, the third-place fencer took the stage. A fly was released, and with a swift arc of his sword, he cut it in half. The crowd cheered. Then the second-place contender sliced a fly into quarters. A hush fell in anticipation of the world's greatest swordsman.
His blade descended in a mighty arc—yet the insect flew on, unharmed! The crowd was aghast. The greatest swordsman had missed completely, yet he smiled.
"Why are you so happy?" someone yelled. "You missed!"
"Ah," replied the swordsman, "you weren't watching carefully. The fly lives, yes—but he will never be a father."
中文翻译
在一场世界顶尖击剑手的表演中，季军剑手率先登场。一只苍蝇被放出，他剑光一闪，将其劈成两半。观众欢呼起来。接着，亚军剑手将一只苍蝇切成了四半。现场一片寂静，人们期待着世界上最伟大的击剑手出场。
他的剑锋以雷霆之势划下——然而那只昆虫却安然无恙地继续飞行！观众目瞪口呆。这位最伟大的剑手完全失手了，但他却面带微笑。
“你为什么这么高兴？”有人喊道，“你没击中！”
“啊，”剑手答道，“你们看得不够仔细。苍蝇确实还活着——但它永远也当不成父亲了。”