Once upon a time , a terrible scourge swept through a huge forest , full of animals . It was the plague . One after the other all the animals , big and small , strong and weak , died of the dreadful disease . None could hope to escape such a horrible fate , not even the lion himself , king of the forest . Indeed , it was the lion who gathered together the survivors , and said in a trembling voice : “ This disaster is a punishment for our wicked ways . And I for one will admit I ' ve been wicked . If you find me guilty , I ' ll gladly give up my life if you think that would help you in making amends for your own sins . So I amends that , during my lifetime , I ' ve eaten many innocent sheep . " " But , Sire , " broke in one of the animals , “ surely you don ' t think that eating sheep is a serious sin . We too . . . we too . . . '' And they all began to tell their own stories . One by one , the animals told of their crimes against their neighbors . The leopard had killed on more than one occasion , the eagle had snatched rabbits and lambs , the fox and the wolf had stolen and murdered . Even the placid - looking owl had little birds and mice on his conscience . Everyone had some wicked deed , serious or otherwise , to confess . But each animal , after his confession , was forgiven by the others , all just as guilty , of course . Last came the donkey , who said with a mortified air : “ I did a very wicked thing too . One day , instead of just grazing here and there , I ate two clumps of grass in a clover meadow , without permission . I was sorry afterwards , and I ' ve had a guilty conscience about it ever since ! “ All the animals glared at the donkey and , shouting and calling insults , they chorused : “ So that ' s who brought the plague on us ! Stealing grass from a poor peasant ! Shame on you ! " And the fate of the donkey was decided unanimously . How often are innocent folk made to pay for the wicked deeds of the guilty . ■ 인생 은 타이밍 . ....... -- 단어 정리 -- scourgenoun [ C usually singular ] Definition something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble : the scourge of war AIDS has been described as the scourge of the modern world . dreadfuladjective Definitionvery bad , of very low quality , or shocking and very sad : The food was bad and the service was dreadful . I was beginning to think I ' d made a dreadful mistake . The news report was so dreadful that I just had to switch it off . admitverb ( ACCEPT ) Definition to agree that something is true , especially unwillingly : He admitted his guilt / mistake . [ + ( that ) ] She admitted ( that ) she had made a mistake . [ + - ing verb ] She admitted making a mistake . At first he denied stealing the money but he later admitted ( to ) it . I wasn ' t entirely honest with him , I admit . [ + to infinitive ] The new law was generally admitted to be difficult to enforce . amendsnoun [ plural ] Definition make amends › to do something good to show that you are sorry about something you have done : She tried to make amends by inviting him out to dinner . I wanted to make amends for the worry I ' ve caused you . m o r tifiedadjectiveDefinition › very embarrassed : [+ to infinitive ] She was absolutely mortified to hear her son swearing at the teacher insultnoun [ C ] Definition an offensive remark or action : She made several insults about my appearance . The steelworkers ' leader rejected the two percent pay - rise saying it was an insult to the profession . The instructions are so easy they are an insult to your intelligence ( = they seem to suggest you are not clever if you need to use them ) . u n a n i mousadjectiveDefinitionIf a group of people are unanimous , they all agree about one particular matter or vote the same way , and if a decision or judgment is unanimous , it is formed or supported by everyone in a group : The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after a short deliberation . After a lengthy discussion we reached a unanimous decision on the proposal . The new format has unanimous support . folknoun ( PEOPLE ) Definition [ plural ] ( mainly US folks ) people , especially those of a particular group or type : old folk Ordinary folk can ' t afford cars like that . folks [ plural ] › [ as form of address ] informal used when speaking informally to a group of people : All right , folks , dinner ' s ready ! mainly US someone ' s parents : I ' m going home to see my folks .