A bird was confined in a cage outside a window. She often sang at night when all other birds were asleep.
One night a bat came. He asked the bird why she was silent by day and sang only at night.
The bird answered, “Last year when I was singing in the daytime, a bird catcher heard my voice and caught me in his net.Since then I have never sung by day.”
The bat replied, "But it is useless to do this now that you have become a prisoner." Then he flew away.
金絲雀與蝙蝠
●掛在窗口籠里的金絲雀,經常在鳥兒睡著的夜里歌唱。
●一天晚上,蝙蝠來了,飛過來問她為什么白天安靜無聲,夜里卻要歌唱。
●金絲雀回答說:“去年我在白天唱歌時,捕鳥人聽到我的歌聲抓住了我。從此,我再也不在白天唱歌了。”
●蝙蝠說:“你現在才懂得謹慎已沒用了,你若在變為囚徒之前就懂得,那該多好呀!”說完就飛走了。
寓意: 我們應該在危險發生之前就提高警覺,因為危險一旦發生,我們再怎樣小心也沒有用了