从前，有个名叫李明的马夫。
他有一个秘密——他偷偷的把喂马的大麦卖掉，然后用这些钱去满足自己的需求。
尽管如此，李明每天仍然会给他的马儿洗澡，用梳子梳理马毛，让马儿看起来非常漂亮。
马儿感到很奇怪，为什么自己每天都吃得很少，却还能保持这么好的状态呢？
一天，马儿对李明说：“李明，如果你真的希望我长得又壮又美，就不要再卖掉我的大麦了。”
李明听到这话，心里有些愧疚，但他还是选择了继续卖掉大麦。
然而，随着时间的推移，马儿因为缺乏营养，身体越来越虚弱，最终病倒了。
这个故事告诉我们一个道理：那些虚情假意的人，他们可能会用花言巧语和小恩小惠去讨好你。
但实际上，他们可能正在夺走你最需要的东西。
因此，我们应该学会分辨真假，保护好自己的利益。
Once upon a time, there was a groom named Li Ming.
He had a secret - he secretly sold the oats meant for his horse and used the money to fulfill his own needs.
Despite this, Li Ming would still bathe his horse every day and comb its mane, making it look very beautiful.
The horse felt strange. Why could it maintain such good condition even though it ate so little every day?
One day, the horse said to Li Ming, 'Li Ming, if you really want me to grow strong and beautiful, please stop selling my oats.'
Li Ming felt guilty when he heard this, but he still chose to continue selling the oats.
However, as time passed, the horse grew weaker due to lack of nutrition and eventually fell sick.
This story teaches us a lesson: Those who are insincere may use sweet words and small favors to please you.
But in reality, they may be taking away what you need the most.
Therefore, we should learn to distinguish between truth and falsehood and protect our own interests.
