[이솝우화] 나귀와 마부 🐴 THE ASS AND HIS DRIVER 🐴 ロバと御者

한 마리 나귀가 산길을 내려가고 있었다. 
처음에는 얌전히 길을 따라 잘 가더니, 갑자기 길을 벗어나 절벽 끝으로 달려갔다. 
나귀는 곧 몸을 날려 뛰어내리려 했고, 마부는 재빨리 꼬리를 붙잡아 필사적으로 뒤로 끌어당겼다. 
그러나 아무리 당겨도 나귀는 절벽 끝에서 꿈쩍도 하지 않았다. 
마침내 마부는 포기하며 소리쳤다.
“좋다! 네 마음대로 밑으로 가라! 
하지만 그건 곧 죽음으로 가는 길이라는 걸 곧 알게 될 것이다.”

📝 교훈: 
고집스럽게 충고를 무시하면, 결국 스스로 파멸을 자초하게 된다.

 

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THE ASS AND HIS DRIVER

An Ass was being driven down a mountain road, and after jogging along for a while sensibly enough he suddenly quitted the track and rushed to the edge of a precipice. 

He was just about to leap over the edge when his Driver caught hold of his tail and did his best to pull him back: but pull as he might he couldn't get the Ass to budge from the brink. 

At last he gave up, crying, 

"All right, then, get to the bottom your own way; but it's the way to sudden death, as you'll find out quick enough."

 

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🐴 ロバと御者

あるロバが山道を下っていた。
最初はおとなしく道を進んでいたが、突然道を外れて崖の端へ走って行った。
ロバは今にも飛び降りようとしたが、御者は慌てて尻尾をつかみ、必死に引き戻そうとした。
しかしいくら引いてもロバは崖の縁から動こうとしなかった。
ついに御者はあきらめて叫んだ。
「よし！ 好きにしろ！ 
だがその道は死への近道だということを、すぐに思い知るだろう！」

📝 教訓:
忠告を頑なに無視すれば、結局自分で破滅を招くことになる。