A COCK, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found aprecious stone and exclaimed: "If your owner had found thee, andnot I, he would have taken thee up, and have set thee in thyfirst estate; but I have found thee for no purpose. I wouldrather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world." 一只为自己和母鸡挠痒痒觅食的公鸡找到了亮晶晶的石头惊呼:“如果是你的主人发现了你,而不是我,他早就把你带上去,把你安置在thyfirst庄园了;但我找到你。比起世界上所有的珠宝,我更愿意拥有一个barleycorn。"