昔有愚人入京选，皮袋被贼盗去。 其人曰：“贼偷我袋，将终不得我物也。” 或问其帮？答曰：“钥匙尚在我衣带上，彼将何物开之？”
——《朝野佥载》
The
Lost Bag
There
was once a fool who, on coming to the capital for the civil examination,
discovered that he had lost his leather bag. “Though
a thief has stolen my bag,” he said calmly, “he won’t be able to touch the
contents.” Asked
why, he said, “I still have the key, so what is he going to open the bag with?”
Chao
Ye Xian Zai （杨宪益、戴乃迭 译） |
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