画蛇添足寓言故事精编英文版

Once upon a time, three men discovered a pot of wine together. Not enough to share, they devised a game: the first to draw a complete snake on the ground would win the wine. One quickly finished his drawing and raised the pot to drink. Seeing others were still working, he boastfully declared, “I’ll add feet to my snake!” But mid-drawing, another man finished first and grabbed the pot. “Snakes don’t have feet,” he said, “Your drawing isn’t a snake anymore.” With that, he drained the wine. The story teaches that excessive effort can ruin what was already perfect.

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