Fool Eating Salt 愚人食盐

There was once a fool visited his friend.

 

The host offered him some food which he found tasteless. When the master of the house heard him complain, he added¹ some salt to the dish.

 

The fool found the food now quite delicious. He thought, "The food is delicious because of the salt could produce this effect, a lot of salt must taste even better." The fool that he was, he started eating nothing but salt. Rather than tasting delicious. The salt spoiled his appetite².

 

从前有一个愚人，他去别人家去做客。

 

主人端出食物来招待他，他嫌淡而无味。主人听了，便给他添了一点盐。

 

愚人尝过了加过盐之后的美味食物，于是暗自忖度：“味道之所以这么美，是因为有盐的缘故。这么一点点盐尚且如此，如果有很多盐，味道岂不是更美？”愚人没有知识，便去单独吃盐。结果胃口败坏，反而受了苦楚。

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