The mole and his mother
A mole , a creature blind from birth , once said to his mother: “ I am sure that I can see, mother !” in the desire to prove to him his mistake, his mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, “what is it?” the young mole said , “it is a pebble .” his mother exclaimed: “my son ,I am afraid that you are not only blind , but that you have lost your sense of smell.”
鼴鼠和它的媽媽
有一只鼴鼠，生下來就看不見東西。一天，它對(duì)它的媽媽說：“媽媽，我相信我一定可以看見！”為了向它證明它是錯(cuò)誤的，它的媽媽在它面前擺了一些飄著乳香的谷粒，然后問它說：“這是什么？”小鼴鼠回答說：“是小石頭。”它的媽媽驚叫到：“我的孩子，恐怕你不僅看不見，你還是去了嗅覺。”
