A COCK, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a precious stone and exclaimed: —-
一只公鸡为自己和母鸡寻找食物时，发现了一块宝石，他惊呼道： —-

“If your owner had found thee, and not I, he would have taken thee up, and have set thee in thy first estate; —-
“若是主人发现了你，而不是我，他会捡起你，并将你放回原位； —-

but I have found thee for no purpose. —-
但我却无意中捡到了你。 —-

I would rather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world.”
我宁愿拥有一粒大麦粒，也不要世界上的所有宝石。”