Reference:
Aesop (1919). The Aesop for children. Chicago, IL: RAND McNALLY & CO.
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The Fisherman and the Little Fish
A poor Fisherman,
who lived on the fish he caught,
had bad luck one day and caught nothing but a very small fry.
The Fisherman was about to put it in his basket when the little Fish said:
"Please spare me, Mr. Fisherman!
I am so small it is not worth while to carry me home.
When I am bigger,
I shall make you a much better meal."
But the Fisherman quickly put the fish into his basket.
"How foolish I should be," he said,
"to throw you back.
However, small you may be,
you are better than nothing at all."
A small gain is worth more than a large promise.
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漁夫和魚兒的立場是相對的，
一邊是相比起沒有魚獲，得到一條小魚算是不錯；
而另一邊卻是與生命悠關，當然要把握住每個逃生的機會。
可是，如果漁夫能先靜心思考的話，
或許他可以把捕獲了小魚們先養着，
直至牠們長大了，甚至產出更多的小魚，
那麼他就不用每天都要依靠運氣去捕魚，
從而減少沒有收獲的情況。