弗莱明是一个穷苦的苏格兰农夫。有一天,当他在田里工作时,听到附近泥沼里有人发出求助的哭声,于是他放下农具,跑到泥沼边——他救出了一个孩子。隔天,农夫家来了一位绅士。他自我介绍是那被救小孩的父亲。绅士说:“我要报答你,你救了我小孩的生命。”农夫说:“我不能因救你的小孩而接受报酬。” Fleming is a poor Scottish farmer. One day, when he was working in the fields, he heard crying for help in the nearby mud. Then he dropped the tools and went to the mud - he rescued a child. The next day, the farmer’s family came to a gentleman. He introduced himself as the father of the saved child. The gentleman said: “I want to repay you, you saved my child’s life.” The farmer said, “I can not be paid for saving your child.”