读点好英文:The Young Thief and His Mother 小偷和他的母亲

The Young Thief and His Mother 小偷和他的母亲

A young man was caught stealing, and sentenced to death three days later.

He wanted to speak with his mother before the execution. Of course this was granted.

When his mother came to him, he said，“I want to tell you something.”He said something but she could not hear. He whispered again, and when she came close to him, she put her ear to his mouth.He nearly bit off her ear.All the bystanders were horrified.

“It is to punish her，”he said.“When I was young I began stealing little things, and brought them home to mother. Instead of punishing me, she laughed and said，‘It will not be noticed.'It is because of her that I am here today.”

一个小偷在盗窃时被逮了个正着，因此被判处死刑，三天后执行。

他想在行刑前与他的母亲话别。当然这是允许的。

当他妈妈来到他的面前时，他说：“我要告诉您一件事。”他说的她根本听不见。她走近了一些，小偷又轻声说了一遍。当她将耳朵贴近他的嘴时，小偷突然咬住母亲的耳朵，差点儿把耳朵咬了下来。周围的人都惊呆了。

“这是对她的惩罚，”他说，“我小时候小偷小摸，把偷的东西带回家给她，她不但不惩罚我，反而笑着说：‘不会被发现的。’就是因为她我才落到今天这样的下场。”