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。”