骑兵之败

陈云珍

Once， a trooper lived in a country. He worked in the kings army and was very famous for his bravery all over the kingdom.

曾经，在一个国家，有一名骑兵，他在国王的军队里服役，因勇敢而闻名全国。

The trooper had a beautiful horse， which was one of the best ones in the country. The trooper loved his horse a lot.

那名骑兵有一匹漂亮的马，这匹马是全国最好的马之一。骑兵非常爱他的这匹马。

One day， when all the soldiers were dressing their horses， the trooper noticed that a nail on one of the horses shoes had fallen off.

一天，当所有的士兵给他们的马披甲上阵的时候，那名骑兵发现他的马的马蹄上有一颗钉子掉了。

Since the trooper was tired， he decided to repair the shoe-nail later. His fellow soldiers advised him to repair the shoe-nail soon， or it could become very dangerous.

由于骑兵很累，于是他决定以后再修理马掌钉。他的战友建议他立刻修理马掌钉，否则会很危险的。

The trooper did not listen to them.

那个骑兵没有听他们的话。

After some time， the soldiers heard the sound of the trumpet2.

过了一会儿，士兵们听到了号角声。

The enemy had attacked the kings palace， and all the soldiers went to fight. The trooper also sat on his horse and went to fight the enemy. On the way， the horses loose shoe fell off. The horse stumbled3 and the trooper fell onto the ground. He was badly hurt and could not get up. An enemy soldier killed him with a sword4 immediately.

敌军偷袭了国王的宫殿，所有的士兵都出战了。那个骑兵也骑着战马和敌军作战。在路上，战马松掉的马掌脱落了，战马绊倒了，骑兵也倒在地上。他伤势很重，站不起来，一个敌军士兵立刻用剑杀死了那名骑兵。

Moral： A stitch in time saves nine.

寓意：小洞不补，大洞吃苦。