Elikozōe 崴峲小僧の廆

Historiettes Chinoises (01)

盗牛
有个偷牛的人被判了刑还被套上了枷锁。
一个熟人问道：“你犯了什么法？”
偷牛的人说：“前两天我在街上闲逛，见到地上有一根草绳，我想这绳子还能派上
用场，就拣了起来”。
熟人又问：“那为什么判这么重的罪？”
偷牛的人回答：“绳子的那一头还拴着一头小牛”。

Translation

There was once a cattle-ruster put on the yoke who was given a sentence. A friend asked: “What did you do?” Cattle-rustler answered: “Two days ago I was on the streets. Seeing a hemp rope on the ground, I think this piece of string can be handy, I picked it up.” His friend asked: "Why such a heavy sentence?” Cattle-rustler replied: “At one end of the rope, was also a calf. "