Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, but when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.
一朵美丽的花曾从草间探出头来,可看到告示牌,它为孩子们难过,便又缩回泥土里,睡去了。
— Oscar Wilde · The Happy Prince and Other Tales · The Selfish Giant —