一次烏鴉掉入了陷阱就向阿波羅求救，並許諾用乳香作祭品來回報阿波羅。可是，烏鴉一獲救就把他的諾言忘得一幹二淨了。不久之後，他又落入了陷阱，這次他向赫耳墨斯祈禱，並允諾了相同的回報。赫耳墨斯馬上就出現了。對他說： “你怎麼指望我會去相信一個背信棄義的家夥呢？ ”
一次謊言就會失去所有的信任。
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