The Untouchable by william March A

The Untouchable by william March


A traveler, after losing his way in the mountain, took refuge for the night in a cave. He saw at once that another had preceded him and was now warming himself before a fire of sticks and leaves. When the traveler entered, the other man said, "I'm an untouchable. Be careful not to stumble and fall aggainst me."

The traveler sat on the other side of the fire watching his companion. He wondered what differences made one of them an honorable man and the other an outcast. Not seeing any physical difference between them, he thought perhaps the solution lay in another field. He said, "Tell me, do you feel hate and joy and love, as I do? Are you capable of feeling hope and jealousy and regret?"

"Yes," said the untouchable. "I feel all those things. I also feel shame, envy, sorrow and pity."

And so the two men talked. They tried to discover some differences between them but did not succeed. Then the traveler said, "As far as I can see, we are very much alike," and added, "Do you know why you're an untouchable and I am not?"

"No," said the other, "I only know I was an untouchable of parents who were like myself."
There was a long silence while the two men examined each other across the fire. Finally the traveler said, "I wonder what would happen if I touched you?"

The eyes of the traveler widened at his own audacity, and he said, "You know-I'm going to touch you and find out." The outcast drew back against the wall and covered his eyes.
The traveler stretched out his arms and touched the untouchable. After a time the outcast asked in a frightened voice, "Did the mountain totter? Did the river dry up? Did the moon fall out of the sky?"

The traveler said in astonishment, "Nothing at all happened. Everything's precisely as it was before.

結果 (繁體中文) 1:

由威廉 3 月賤民 一個旅行者，在山中迷路後避難晚上在一個山洞裡。他立刻看出另一個之前他和現在正在變暖自己之前的樹枝和樹葉生火。當旅行者進入時，另一名男子說，"我是一個賤民。要小心不要絆倒，我屬於複合材料。 旅行者坐看他的同伴火的另一邊。他想知道有什麼差別的他們發的一個可敬的人和其他的棄兒。他看不到任何身體的差異，認為也許解決方案躺在另一個欄位。他說，"告訴我，做你恨，喜樂和愛，我感覺一樣嗎？你有能力感覺希望和嫉妒和遺憾嗎？" "是的"說的賤民。"我覺得所有這些事情。我也覺得羞恥、 嫉妒、 悲傷和遺憾。 所以兩人談論。他們試圖發現一些差異，但沒有成功。然後這位旅行者說，"正如我所知，我們是非常相像，"並補充道，"你知道為什麼你一個賤民，我不是嗎？" "不，"說，"我只知道我是一個賤民就像自己的父母."兩名男子檢查對方跨火卻長時間的沉默。最後，旅行者說，"我不知道什麼會發生如果我觸碰你嗎？" 旅行者的眼睛瞪大了他自己的勇氣，和他說，"你知道-我要去觸碰你，並找出."棄兒引起背部靠在牆上和蒙上了眼睛。旅行者伸出雙臂，和感動的賤民。後一段時間的棄兒問以驚恐的語調，"做山蹣跚？這條河乾涸嗎？做月亮天上落下？" 旅行者說在驚訝的是，"什麼都發生了。一切都是正是之前那般。

結果 (繁體中文) 3:

賤民威廉3一個旅行者在山上迷失了方向，在山洞裏過夜了。他立刻看到了另一個曾在他之前，現在在一個火焰的樹枝和樹葉取暖。遊客進入時，另一個人說，“我是一個賤民。不小心跌倒反對我。”旅行者坐在火的另一邊看著他的同伴。他想知道是什麼差异其中一個可敬的人，另一個棄兒。沒有看到他們之間的任何物質上的區別，他認為也許解決方案在於另一個領域。他說，“告訴我，你是否感到憎恨和喜悅和愛，如我所做的？你能感覺到希望、嫉妒和後悔嗎？”“是的，”說的賤民。”我覺得所有的事情。我也感到羞耻，羡慕，悲傷和憐憫。”於是，這兩個男人交談了。他們試圖發現他們之間的一些差异，但沒有成功。那旅客說，“依我看，我們是那麼的相似，”並補充說，“你知道為什麼你一個賤民，我不是嗎？”“不，”另一個說，“我只知道我的父母喜歡自己一個賤民。”有一段長長的寂靜，而這兩個男人在爐火邊互相檢查。最後，旅行者說：“我想知道如果我碰你，會發生什麼事？”旅行者的眼睛睜大了自己的膽量，他說，“你知道，我要摸你就知道了。”這個被遺棄的退到牆邊，蓋住了他的眼睛。旅行者伸出雙臂摸碰不得。一時間被排斥在驚恐的聲音問，“什麼山蹣跚？河水乾涸了嗎？是天上掉下來的嗎？”旅行者驚訝地說：“什麼都沒有發生。一切都像以前一樣。