有個人生了病，狀況非常嚴重，他向眾神發(fā)誓，如果能恢復(fù)健康，他一定會供奉一百頭牛給眾神。眾神想要看看他是否能遵守諾言，很快便讓他痊愈了。他其實根本沒有一百頭牛，于是就用酥油做成了一百頭小牛，放到，扯臺上供奉給眾神，同時嘴里還說著：“眾神靈，我請你們來見證，我已經(jīng)還清了自己許下的愿。”眾神決定要報復(fù)他，便帶他進入了一個夢境。在夢里，他被命令到海邊去，在那里他將找到一百個銀元。他帶著激動的心情趕忙跑到海邊，可是卻遇上了一群強盜，強盜抓住他并將他賣了去當奴隸，而賣他所得的錢正好是一百個銀元，也就是他要取的總教目。
【說謊的人的故事寓意】
說謊的人這篇伊索寓言告訴了我們，我們在生活和工作中要實事求是，能做到就是能做到，不能做到也不要許下力所不能及的大話。
【說謊的人的英文版】
THE IMPOSTOR
A certain man fell ill，and，being in a very bad way,he made a vow that he would sacrifice a hundred oxen to the gods if they would grant him a return to health.Wishing to see how he would keep his VOW they caused him to recover in a short time.Now,he hadn’t an ox in the world，So he made a hundred little oxen out of tallow and offered them up on an altar,at the same time saying，“Ye gods，I call you to witness that I have discharged my VOW.”The gods determined to be even with him，So they sent him a dream，in which he was bidden to go to the sea- shore and fetch a hundred crowns which he was to find there.Hastening in great excitement to the shore，he fell in with a band of robbers，who seized him and carried him off to sell as a slave：and when they sold him a hundred crowns was the slln]he fetched.
Do not promise more than you can perform.
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