有一天，会讲故事的伊索来到了一个造船的地方。
一些造船的人想要逗他说话，就和他开了个玩笑。
伊索讲了一个古老的故事：很久以前，世界到处都是水和混乱，但是宙斯希望出现土地。
于是，他让土分三次喝干海水。
当土第一次喝下海水时，山峰神奇地出现了。
当他第二次喝下海水时，一片宽广的田野展现在人们面前。
然后，伊索继续说：“如果土再喝第三口，你们的这些造船技巧就没有用了。”
这个故事告诉我们，如果你嘲笑比你更聪明的人，你可能会让自己感到尴尬。
One day, Aesop, who was a great storyteller, came to a place where ships were being built.
Some of the shipbuilders wanted to tease him and played a joke on him.
Aesop told an old story: Long ago, the world was full of water and chaos, but Zeus wanted land to appear.
So he asked Earth to drink the sea water three times.
When Earth drank the sea water for the first time, mountains magically appeared.
When he drank it for the second time, a vast plain stretched out before people's eyes.
Then, Aesop continued, 'If Earth drinks for the third time, your shipbuilding skills will be useless.'
This story teaches us that if you mock someone smarter than you, you might end up feeling embarrassed yourself.
