The Bald Knight

A BALD KNIGHT, who wore a wig, went out to hunt. A sudden puff of wind blew off his hat and wig, at which a loud laugh rang forth from his companions. He pulled up his horse, and with great glee joined in the joke by saying, “What a marvel it is that hairs which are not mine should fly from me, when they have forsaken even the man on whose head they grew.”

かつらをつけている、頭のはげた騎士が狩りに出かけた。突然一陣の風が吹いて、騎士の帽子とかつらを吹き飛ばしたので、仲間たちからどっと笑い声があがった。騎士は馬を止め、大いに上きげんでその冗談に加わって言った。「自分のものではない髪がわたしから飛んでいってしまうのも、ふしぎではあるまい。その髪は、自分が生えていた頭の持ち主さえ見捨てたのだからね」