The Wind and the Sun's cousin fable: The Miser and His Gold

A Miser sold everything he had, and melted down his hoard of gold into a single lump, which he buried secretly in a field. Every day he went to look at it, and would sometimes spend long hours gloating over his treasure.

一个守财奴变卖了自己所有的家产，把攒下的金子熔成一整块，偷偷埋在一片田地里。他每天都去看看那块金子，有时还会花上好几个小时，得意地欣赏着自己的宝藏。

One of his men noticed his frequent visits to the spot, and one day watched him and discovered his secret. Waiting his opportunity, he went one night and dug up the gold and stole it.

他手下的一个人注意到他频繁前往那个地方，便找了一天暗中观察，发现了他的秘密。这人等待时机，趁着一天夜里挖出金子，把它偷走了。

Next day the Miser visited the place as usual, and, finding his treasure gone, fell to tearing his hair and groaning over his loss. In this condition he was seen by one of his neighbours, who asked him what his trouble was.

第二天，守财奴照常前去查看，却发现自己的宝藏不见了，顿时抓耳挠腮，为这损失哀声叹气。他的一个邻居见他这副样子，便问他出了什么事。

The Miser told him of his misfortune; but the other replied, "Don't take it so much to heart, my friend; put a brick into the hole, and take a look at it every day: you won't be any worse off than before, for even when you had your gold it was of no earthly use to you."

守财奴向他诉说了自己的不幸；可那位邻居却回答道：“朋友，别太放在心上；往那个洞里放一块砖头，每天去看看它吧：这样你也不会比以前更糟，因为即便你有那些金子，它对你也毫无实际用处。”