The trumpeter taken prisoner

A trumpeter was captured by his enemy in a battle.

When they were about to kill him, he begged them to have mercy on him.

"I am not a warrior," said he. "I only blow the trumpet. It cannot harm you; then why should you kill me?"

"You may not fight with a weapon," said the others, "but you encourage and guide your men to the fight."

號兵

●在一場戰爭中，有個號兵被敵人抓獲了。

●在他們準備殺他時，他求他們對他仁慈一些。

●“我不是勇士，”他大聲叫道,“我僅有把銅號，它又不能傷人，你們為什么要殺我呢?”

●“你沒有武器來戰斗，”敵人對他說,“但是你卻召集你們所有的士兵來攻打我們。”

寓意: 人們更痛恨那些慫恿他人作惡的人。