中國寓言故事雙語版 第26期:少女遇盜
Once upon a time, there was a young girl wearing a strand of precious pearls around her neck and a jade loop around her waist,
古時候，有位少女，脖子上掛着寶珠，腰間佩着玉環，
and carrying a great deal of gold with her.
身上帶着許多金子。
One day, while walking in the hills, she encountered a bandit and was very much frightened.
一天，她在山裏行走，突然遇到一個強盜，心裏非常害怕。
When the bandit saw the gold, silver and other treasures, an evil thought occurred to him.
那個強盜看到金銀財寶，頓時產生了罪惡的念頭。
Holding a weapon in his hand, he intended to rob her.
手持兇器，準備搶劫。
The young girl was scared out of her wits.
少女嚇得魂不附體。
Trembling all over and not daring to look at him squarely in the face,
渾身發抖，不敢正面看他，
she quickly bent and knelt down before the bandit, begging him piteously, and saying that she was even willing to marry him to be his concubine.
急忙彎下腰來，跪在強盜面前，苦苦哀求，並且表示願意嫁給強盜，做他的小老婆。
Yet, the atrocious bandit still killed her in the end.
但是，窮兇極惡的強盜，最後還是把她殺了。
It is thus clear that one should never expect mercy from a bandit.
可見，不能指望強盜會發善心。
