English Original
An old woman, nearly blind from an eye disease, consulted a doctor. They made an agreement in front of witnesses: she would pay a high fee only if cured; if not, he would get nothing.
The doctor began treatment. With each visit, he secretly took an item from her house. By the time he declared her cured, the house was empty.
The old woman, seeing her empty house, refused to pay. After repeated refusals, the doctor sued her before the magistrates.
In court, she presented her defense: "The claimant is correct about our agreement. I promised to pay if cured; he promised nothing if he failed. He says I'm cured, but I say I'm blinder than ever. When my eyes were bad, I could at least see my furniture. Now that he says I'm cured, I can see nothing in my house at all."
中文翻译
一位老妇人因眼疾几乎失明，她咨询了一位医生。双方在证人面前达成协议：只有她被治愈，才支付高额费用；若未治愈，医生分文不取。
医生开始了治疗。每次出诊，他都偷偷从老妇人家中拿走一件物品。等到他宣布治愈她时，房子已经空空如也。
老妇人看到空荡荡的房子，拒绝付款。多次拒绝后，医生将她告上法庭。
在法庭上，她为自己辩护道：“原告对我们协议的陈述是正确的。我承诺若被治愈便付款；他承诺若失败则分文不取。他说我被治愈了，但我说我比以往更瞎了。当我眼睛不好时，我至少还能看见家里的家具。现在他说我被治愈了，我却完全看不见家里有任何东西。”