第22章 The Fawn and His Mother 小鹿和妈妈

A YOUNG FAWN once said to his Mother, "You are larger than a dog, and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your horns as a defense; why, then, O Mother! do the hounds frighten you so?" She smiled, and said: "I know full well, my son, that all you say is true. I have the advantages you mention, but when I hear even the bark of a single dog I feel ready to faint, and fly away as fast as I can."

No arguments will give courage to the coward.

一天，小鹿对鹿妈妈说：“妈妈，你比狗高大，更比它跑得快，耐力也更好，而且还有很大的角用以自卫。可是我不明白，你为什么还会害怕狗呢？”妈妈笑笑说：“孩子，你说得对，我确实有很多优势，可我只要一听到狗的叫声，我就会情不自禁地撒腿逃跑啊。”

对于那些天生懦弱、胆小的人来说，任何鼓励都是没有用的。