有一个农夫长期在一个法官家干活。他养了一只兔子，它和他很亲热，他们经常在一起说心里话。
Thereisafarmerwhohasbeenworkinginajudge'shouseforalongtime. Hekeepsarabbit. Heisveryintimatewithhim. Theyoftentalkwitheachother.
一天早晨，法官正在睡觉，忽然听见一阵轰隆隆的声音。便问正在院子里干活的农夫，农夫说：“是大车啊！”阴险的法官本来就想给这个农夫找岔子，就故意说：“如果不是大车怎么办？”农夫随便说：“如果不是，我把我的脑袋给你。”法官高兴地答应了。
Onemorning, thejudgewassleepingwhenheheardarumble. Heaskedthefarmerwhowasworkingintheyard. "It'sacart!" hesaidTheinsidiousjudge, whohadwantedtofindfaultwiththefarmer, deliberatelysaid, "whatifit'snotacart?" Thefarmersaidcasually, "ifnot, I'llgiveyoumyhead." Thejudgeagreedhappily.
轰隆隆的东西过来了，农夫说：“看，是大车吧！”而法官却指着大车问了一大串的关于车上零件的问题，农夫一一如实地回答了。并没有说“大车”二字。法官笑了笑说：“把脑袋拿来吧”!农夫说：“我说的就是这辆大车呀”！法官说：“那我刚才问你的时候，你怎么一句大车都没说？”老实的农夫不知该怎么说才对。
Whentherumblingthingscame, thefarmersaid, "look, it'sacart!" Butthejudgepointedtothecartandaskedaseriesofquestionsaboutthepartsonthecart. Thefarmeransweredthemtruthfullyonebyone. Ididn'tsay "bigcar". Thejudgesmiledandsaid, "bringyourhead!" thefarmersaid, "I'mtalkingaboutthiscart!"! Thejudgesaid, "whenIaskedyou, whydidn'tyousayawordaboutthecart?" Thehonestfarmerdidn'tknowwhattosay.