Good counsel is the best legacy.
寡妇和女仆
The Widow and Her Little Maidens
一位勤勉、爱干净的寡妇雇用了两个年轻的女仆来服侍她。只要听到鸡叫，寡妇就会催着她们起床干活。很快，繁重的工作使女仆们疲惫不堪，于是她们决定把家里的公鸡杀死，因为她们一相情愿地认为公鸡是造成她们不幸的罪魁祸首，是公鸡在半夜把女主人唤醒的。可是公鸡死后，她们的境遇反而更糟了。女主人现在不再听鸡叫来判断时间，而在半夜就会起床催促她们干活。
不要奢求太多。
A Widow who was fond of cleaning had two little maidens to wait on her. She was in the habit of waking them early in the morning，at cockcrow. The maidens，aggravated by such excessive labor，resolved to kill the cock who roused their mistress so early. When they had done this，they found that they had only prepared for themselves greater troubles，for their mistress，no longer hearing the hour from the cock，woke them up to their work in the middle of the night.