那些給我智慧和勇氣的寓言故事06：士兵和他的馬
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06 the soldier and his horse 士兵和他的馬
during the wars, a soldier looked after his horse with the greatest care. he gave it the best oats to eat and the clearest water to drink.
戰爭期間，有個士兵對他的馬悉心照料。給它吃最好的燕麥, 喝最干凈的水。he rubbed it down when it got wet and covered it with a warm blanket on cold winter nights.
馬身上濕了，他就給它擦干；在寒冷的冬夜，他給它蓋上溫暖的毯子。as a result, the horse was strong and swift and carried its master safely out of the dangers of war.
因此，這匹馬很健壯，跑得很快，馱著它的主人屢屢安全脫險。
when peace came, however, the soldier changed. he put the horse out in a field full of thistles and gave it only a little mouldy hay to eat.
戰爭結束了，士兵也變了。他把馬拉到長滿薊的野地里，只給它一點兒發霉的干草吃。the stable was a broken-down hut with a leaking roof and a floor made of mud; the only water was in a ditch under the hedge.
給它住的馬廄是間破舊不堪的茅草屋，屋頂是漏的，地面是泥土地；喝的水也只是樹籬旁小水溝里的水。during the day the soldier made the horse work hard on his farm, carrying loads of wood and pulling heavy wagons.
白天，士兵讓馬在農場里干重活，不是馱木頭，就是拉大車。
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