Once upon a time, there was a shepherd (牧羊人). He 1 dozens of sheep. He tended (照料)the sheep in the daytime, and kept them in the sheepfold (羊圈)at night.
One morning, the shepherd found that one sheep was 2 . His neighbor helped him check the sheepfold. "There is a hole in the wall of your sheepfold. A wolf went in through the hole, and took the sheep away at night. You should 3 the sheepfold quickly and fill up the hole," the neighbor said.
However, the shepherd was 4 to the neighbor's advice. He replied, "I have already lost the sheep. It is no 5 repairing the sheepfold." The next morning, the shepherd found that another sheep was gone.
The neighbor said, "If you had 6 my advice, you wouldn't have made the same mistake. Aren't you going to take action right now?"
The shepherd filled up the hole 7 at once. After that, 8 of his sheep was taken away by the wolf.
If there is a mistake, we should 9 it as soon as possible. In this way, we can avoid more 10 .