从前有个人养了一群羊，一天早上他准备出去放羊，发现少了一只。他仔细一看，看到羊栏(sheepfold)上有个窟窿。显然夜间有狼钻进羊圈叼走了羊。邻居劝他修羊栏，可是他不听。

第二天他发现狼又通过窟曉叼走一只羊。他想起邻居的话，就赶快堵上窟窿，把羊栏补好。此后，他的羊再也没有被狼叼走。

故事告诉我们：出了问题及时补救,可以防止蒙受更大损失。

参考译文（二）

Once upon a time there was a man who had a flock of sheep. One morning he was going out to look after them. When he looked closely, he saw a hole in the sheepfold. Apparently a wolf got into the pen during the night and took the sheep. The neighbor advised him to repair the sheep pen, but he wouldn't listen. The next day he found that the wolf had taken another sheep through the saddle. Remembering his neighbor's words, he quickly plugged the hole and mended the sheep pen. After that, his sheep were never taken away by the wolf. The story tells us: a problem timely remedy, can prevent greater losses.