The trumpeter taken prisoner
A trumpeter was captured by his enemy in a battle.
When they were about to kill him, he begged them to have mercy on him.
"I am not a warrior," said he. "I only blow the trumpet. It cannot harm you; then why should you kill me?"
"You may not fight with a weapon," said the others, "but you encourage and guide your men to the fight."
号兵
在一场战争中,有个号兵被敌人抓获了。
在他们准备杀他时,他求他们对他仁慈一些。
“我不是勇士,”他大声叫道,“我仅有把铜号,它又不能伤人,你们为什么要杀我呢?”
“你没有武器来战斗,”敌人对他说,“但是你却召集你们所有的士兵来攻打我们。”
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