As education — of a certain sort — the story had probably a certain value, though he could never see it. One seldom can see much education in the buck of a broncho; even less in the kick of a mule.

作为某种教育——这个故事可能具有的值，永远看不到。很少有人能在支气的雄鹿身上看到太多的教育；更不用说被骡子踢了。