허풍쟁이 여행자 🧳 THE BOASTING TRAVELLER 🧳ほら吹きの旅人（ほらふき の たびびと）

 

한 남자가 외국으로 여행을 다녀온 뒤, 돌아와서는 외국에서 자기가 한 놀라운 일들에 대해 이야기했습니다.

그 중 하나는 로도스에서 열린 멀리뛰기 대회에 참가해 아무도 따라오지 못할 만큼 멋지게 뛰었다는 이야기였습니다.

그는 말했습니다.

“로도스에 가서 물어보면 다들 내가 얼마나 잘 뛰었는지 말해줄 거야.”

그러자 그 이야기를 듣던 사람 중 한 명이 말했습니다.

“굳이 로도스까지 갈 필요 없잖아. 여기가 로도스라고 생각하고, 지금 한번 뛰어봐!”

 

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THE BOASTING TRAVELLER

A Man once went abroad on his travels, and when he came home he had wonderful tales to tell of the things he had done in foreign countries. 

 

Among other things, he said he had taken part in a jumping-match at Rhodes, and had done a wonderful jump which no one could beat.

 

"Just go to Rhodes and ask them,"

 

he said; "every one will tell you it's true." 

 

But one of those who were listening said, 

 

"If you can jump as well as all that, we needn't go to Rhodes to prove it. Let's just imagine this is Rhodes for a minute: and now--jump!"

    Deeds, not words.

 

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ほら吹きの旅人（ほらふき の たびびと）🧳

ある男が外国に旅をして帰ってきた後、自分が旅先でどれほどすごいことをしたかを語りました。

特に、ロドス島で行われたジャンプ競技に参加して、誰にも負けないほどの大ジャンプをしたと自慢しました。

彼は言いました。
「ロドスに行ってみなよ。誰に聞いても、俺のジャンプがどれだけすごかったか教えてくれるよ。」

それを聞いていた一人が言いました。
「ロドスに行く必要なんてないさ。ここをロドスだと思えばいい。さあ――飛んでみな！」

✨ 教訓:
言葉よりも行動が大切だ。