in a village, a dog often shitted by the side of a well.
s*ral tens of families in the whole village drew water from the well. they all hated the dog, and wanted to tell its * to have it kept under control.
but when*r the people who wanted to lodge1 a complaint against it came near the gate of its *'s house, the dog would pounce2 upon them, barking and *ting, which frightened them so much that no one dared to come to the house.
it seems that people who are afraid to have their shortcomings r*aled are probably like this dog, always trying to block the way so that others dare not lodge complaints against it.
一个村子里，有条狗常常在井台边上拉屎。
全村几十户人家，都在这口井里打水。大家都讨厌这条狗，很想把这事告诉狗的主人，让主人把狗管住。
可是，每次当告状的人走近这位主人的大门的时候，这条狗就扑上来又叫又咬，吓得谁也不敢上门。
看来，凡是怕别人揭发自己缺点的人，大概也跟这条狗一样，总要挡住别人，使人们不敢告它的状。
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