A HERDSMAN tending his flock in a forest lost a Bull-calf1 from the fold. After a long and fruitless search, he made a vow2 that, if he could only discover the thief who had stolen the Calf, he would offer a lamb in sacrifice to Hermes, Pan, and the Guardian3 Deities4 of the forest. Not long afterwards, as he ascended5 a small hillock, he saw at its foot a Lion feeding on the Calf. Terrified at the sight, he lifted his eyes and his hands to heaven, and said: “Just now I vowed6 to offer a lamb to the Guardian Deities of the forest if I could only find out who had robbed me; but now that I have discovered the thief, I would willingly add a full-grown Bull to the Calf I have lost, if I may only secure my own escape from him in safety.”


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n.小牛,犊,幼仔,小牛皮 | |
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n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓 | |
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n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 | |
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n.神,女神( deity的名词复数 );神祗;神灵;神明 | |
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v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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