A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: "I am sure than 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. 傳說(shuō)鼴鼠的眼睛是瞎的,可小鼴鼠卻對(duì)媽媽說(shuō)他能看得見(jiàn)。媽想試驗(yàn)他一下,便拿來(lái)一小塊香噴噴的食物,放在他面前,并問(wèn)他是什么。他說(shuō)是一顆小石頭。母親說(shuō):“啊,不幸 的孩子,你不但眼睛看不見(jiàn),連鼻子也沒(méi)用了。”這故事是說(shuō),那些愛(ài)吹牛說(shuō)大話的人,常??浜?谀茏龃笫?,卻在一些微不足道的事情上暴露了本質(zhì)。