A pigeon ，oppressed by excessive thirst，sawa goblefof wnterpainted ona signdoard， Not supposing ittobeouly a picture，she flew towards it witha loud whir and unwittngly dashedagainboard， jarcing herself tereihy。 Having broken wingsby the blow， she fell to the ground，and was canght byone of the bystan ders。 Zeal shou ld not outrun discretion。

有只鴿子口渴得難受，看見畫板上畫得一個水瓶，以為是真的。它立即飛馳電掣地飛過去，不料一頭撞在畫板上，折斷了翅膀，摔在地上被人抓走了。一時沖動，草率從事，就會遭來不幸。