A wagoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road.
一名车夫赶着货车沿着一条非常泥泞的小路前行。
Hercules and the wagoner
Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.
突然，马车的轮子陷入了泥潭，马无法将它们拉出来。
The wagoner threw down his whip. He knelt down and prayed to Hercules. “Hercules, help me, please.” he said.
车夫扔下鞭子，跪在地上，祈求大力神出现， “大力神啊，请来帮助我。”他说。
But Hercules appeared to him, and said, “Man, don’t kneel there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel.”
大力神出现了，却说： “朋友，用你的肩膀把车轮扛起来，再驱赶马拉车出来。跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢?”
And when the wagoner put his shoulder to the wheel and urged on the horses, the wagon moved very readily, and soon the wagoner was riding along in great content and with a good lesson learned.
当车夫用肩膀把车轮扛起来，驱赶马匹时，马车就很顺利动起来，很快车夫就心满意足地骑着马走了，并吸取了好的教训。
Self help is the best help.
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
自助是最好的帮助。
自助者天助之。