Then said the Simpleton, “Father, let me go for once into the forest to cut wood; and the father answered, “Your brothers have hurt themselves by so doing; give it up, you understand nothing about it.” But the Simpleton went on begging so long, that the father said at last, “Well, be off with you; you will only learn by experience.”
- Tus hermanos se han lastimado -contestóle el padre-; no te metas tú en esto, pues no entiendes nada. Pero el chico insistió tanto, que, al fin, le dijo su padre: -Vete, pues, si te empeñas; a fuerza de golpes ganarás experiencia.