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蛇和兔子沿着一条相交叉的森林途径跑步，有一天，他们在十字路口相撞。他们争辩这是谁的过失。
蛇说，他天生失明，因此应给予更多的回旋余地。
兔子说，他自出生以来一直就是瞎子。
然后，两只动物忘了彼此的碰撞，并开始讨论有关失明的问题。
蛇说，他最大的遗憾是他身份的丧失。他从来没能在水里看见自己的倒影，因为这个原因，也不知道他是什么样子，甚至他是谁。
兔子说他也有同样的问题。他们可以互相帮助。
兔子提出，他们可以相互感觉，然后试着描述对方是什么。
蛇的同意，并开始缠绕自己身边的兔子。几分钟后，他宣布，“你得很软，模糊的毛，长长的耳朵，大方的脚，尾巴有一个毛茸茸的球。我认为，你必须是一只小兔子！”
兔子为找到自己的身份很宽慰，然后他去感触身边的蛇。几分钟后，他说，“好吧，你身上粘糊糊的，你有明亮的小眼睛，你可以滑行，你有一个分叉的舌头。嗯！我认为你是一个律师！”
A snake and a rabbit were racing along a pair of intersecting forest pathways one day, when they collided at the intersection. They immediately began to argue with one another as to who was at fault for the mishap. When the snake remarked that he had been blind since birth, and thus should be given additional leeway, the rabbit said that he, too, had been blind since birth. The two animals then forgot about the collision and began commiserating concerning the problems of being blind. The snake said that his greatest regret was the loss of his identity. He had never been able to see his reflection in the water, and for that reason did not know exactly what he looked like, or even what he was. The rabbit declared that he had the same problem. Seeing a way that they could help each other, the rabbit proposed that one feel the other from head to toe, and then try to describe what the other animal was. The snake agreed, and started by winding himself around the rabbit. After a few moments, he announced, "You've got very soft, fuzzy fur, long ears, big rear feet, and a little fuzzy ball for a tail. I think that you must be a bunny rabbit!" The rabbit was much relieved to find his identity, and proceeded to return the favor to the snake. After feeling about the snake's body for a few minutes, he asserted, "Well, you're scaly, you're slimy, you've got beady little eyes, you squirm and slither all the time, and you've got a forked tongue. I think you're a lawyer!"
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