一位父親有一對兒女，兒子長得非常英俊，而女兒卻非常醜陋。一天，他們在母親的圈椅上玩耍，兩人同時站在了圈椅的鏡子前麵。弟弟一直誇讚自己的俊美的外表，姐姐忍受不了弟弟的傲慢，非常氣憤。為了報複弟弟，姐姐就跑到父親麵前去告發弟弟 “不務正業 ”，整天做女孩應該做的事情。父親摟住兩個孩子，語重心長地對他們說： “孩子們，你們每天多照照鏡子吧。請記住：兒子，不要讓你的惡行玷汙了你的美貌；女兒，你要用美麗的德行來裝扮自己，讓自己更加美麗。 ”
美好的品德比外在的美貌更重要。
A Father had one soer，the former remarkable food looks，the latter for her extraliness. While they were playing one day as ，they happened by ce to look together into a mirror that laother’s chair. The boy gratulated himself on his good looks；the girl grew angry，and ot bear the self-praises of her Brother，iing all he said（and how could she do otherwise?）iion on herself. She ran off to her father. to be aveher， and spitefully accused him of having，as a boy，made use of that whiged only to girls. The father embraced them both，aowing his kisses aion impartially on each，said，“I wish you both would look into the mirror every day: you，my son，that you may not spoil your beauty by evil d you，my daughter，that you may make up for your lack of beauty by your virtues.”
Iy is better thay.