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一个手艺不怎么样的鞋匠发现自己无法靠修鞋来维持生计,便放弃了补鞋的活,改行做起了医生。他对外宣称自己有一个可祛百毒的解药秘方,因为出色的吹牛本领,他骗取了人们的信任,赢得了好各声。然而,有一天,他自己得了重病。国王想借此试验一下他的药效,因此便叫人拿来一个杯子,倒了一点他的.解药,然后加了些水,谎称这是毒药,随后又命令他喝下去。补鞋匠担心会中毒,便承认自己并不懂什么医药知识,而那个解药也一无是处。国王便召集起所有臣民,对他们说:“你们简直都愚笨至极,这就是那个没人愿意让他给补靴子的修鞋匠,而你们竟然毫不犹豫地将自己的性命托付给他!”
【修鞋匠行医的故事寓意】
修鞋匠行医的寓言故事告诉了我们,不管在做什么事情我们都不能撒谎,我们应该诚实守信,会就是会,不会就是不会。
【修鞋匠行医的英文版】
THE COBBLER TURNED DOCTOR
A very unskilful Cobbler,finding himself unable to make a living at his trade,gave up mending boots and took to doctoring instead.He gave out that he had the secret of a universal antidote against all poisons,and acquired no small reputation,thanks to his talent for puffing himself One day,howevever.he fell very ill;and the King of the country bethought him that he would test the value of his remedy.Calling,therefore,for a cup,he poured out a dose of the antidote,and,under pretence of mixing poison with it,added a little water,and commanded him to drink it.Terrified by the fear of being poisoned,the Cobbler confessed that he knew nothing about medicine,and that his antidote was worthless.Then the King summoned his subjects and addressed them as follows:“What folly could be greater than yours?Here is this Cobbler to whom no one will send his boots to be mended,and yet you have not hesitated to entrust him with your lives!”