One wintry day a Woodman was tramping home from his work when he saw something black lying on the snow.When he came closer he saw it was a Serpent to all appearance dead.

• 一个寒冷的冬天，樵夫做完活，步履沉重的往家走，路上见到一团黑东西在雪中若隐若现，走近一看，是一条毒蛇，看起来已经冻死了。