Once， a trooper lived in a country. He worked in the kings army and was very famous for his bravery all over the kingdom.

The trooper had a beautiful horse， which was one of the best ones in the country. The trooper loved his horse a lot.

One day， when all the soldiers were dressing their horses， the trooper noticed that a nail on one of the horses shoes had fallen off.

Since the trooper was tired， he decided to repair the shoe-nail later. His fellow soldiers advised him to repair the shoe-nail soon， or it could become very dangerous.

The trooper did not listen to them.

After some time， the soldiers heard the sound of the trumpet.

The enemy had attacked the kings palace， and all the soldiers went to fight. The trooper also sat on his horse and went to fight the enemy. On the way， the horses loose shoe fell off. The horse stumbled and the trooper fell onto the ground. He was badly hurt and could not get up. An enemy soldier killed him with a sword immediately.

Moral： A stitch in time saves nine.

曾經(jīng)，在一個國家，有一名騎兵，他在國王的軍隊里服役，因勇敢而聞名全國。

那名騎兵有一匹漂亮的馬，這匹馬是全國最好的馬之一。騎兵非常愛他的這匹馬。

一天，當所有的士兵給他們的馬披甲上陣的時候，那名騎兵發(fā)現(xiàn)他的馬的馬蹄上有一顆釘子掉了。

由于騎兵很累，于是他決定以后再修理馬掌釘。他的戰(zhàn)友建議他立刻修理馬掌釘，否則會很危險的。

那個騎兵沒有聽他們的話。

過了一會兒，士兵們聽到了號角聲。

敵軍偷襲了國王的宮殿，所有的士兵都出戰(zhàn)了。那個騎兵也騎著戰(zhàn)馬和敵軍作戰(zhàn)。在路上，戰(zhàn)馬松掉的馬掌脫落了，戰(zhàn)馬絆倒了，騎兵也倒在地上。他傷勢很重，站不起來，一個敵軍士兵立刻用劍殺死了那名騎兵。

寓意：小洞不補，大洞吃苦。