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Monkey see, monkey do, goes too far
小猕猴知恩图报 好心反而帮倒忙

The one-armed monkey. [File photo]

The one-armed monkey. [File photo]
But then it went beyond the misdemeanor of cracking eggs. 然而这只猴子帮倒忙的行为还不仅仅只停留在打鸡蛋上。
After observing Li slaughter a chicken, the one-armed monkey slaughtered another 80 while meticulously plucking off their feathers. 自从目睹了李先生的杀鸡过程之后,这只独臂猴子先后杀掉了80只鸡,还细心地将鸡毛拔光。
Li responded by severely beating his monkey. The corporal punishment seemed to work, but when Li was away the monkey continued to harass the chickens. Several times, Li kicked the monkey out, but each time, the monkey put on a sad, sulky face, and Li couldn't resist taking him back. 李先生将猴子狠狠地修理了一通。这种体罚似乎一时奏效,但只要主人一出门,家中养的鸡便又开始遭殃。好几次李先生将猴子撵出家门,但每次它都会一副可怜相地回来。每当这时,李先生便于心不忍,又将其收留。
This May, local forest police learned the monkey is a rare species under state protection, so authorities asked Li to release the monkey into the wild. But the monkey refused to go. 今年5月,当地森林公安局获知这只猕猴属于国家级稀有保护动物,便责令李春将其放归野外。但这只猕猴始终不肯离去。
Authorities decided to grant Li custody after considering their significant relationship, and recognizing the difficulties the disabled monkey may encounter in the forest. Police have stipulated that Li must regularly file reports on the monkey's health.

了解到李春与这只猕猴之间难以割舍的感情,同时考虑到这只身体残疾的猕猴在野外生存所面临的困难,当地森林公安局最终决定,让李春成为这只猕猴的合法监护人,同时规定李春必须定期向森林公安部门上报猕猴的健康状况。

(China.org.cn 李京荣 译)



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