The Fisherman and His Nets

A FISHERMAN, engaged in his calling, made a very successful cast and captured a great haul of fish. He managed by a skillful handling of his net to retain all the large fish and to draw them to the shore; but he could not prevent the smaller fish from falling back through the meshes of the net into the sea.

漁師が仕事に出て、網を打ったところ大成功で、魚がどっさりとれた。漁師はたくみに網をあやつって、大きな魚はすべて逃がさず岸まで引き寄せることができた。けれども、小さな魚が網の目をすりぬけて海にもどっていくのを止めることはできなかった。