
Allegedly a Danish proverb.
A burnt child fears the fire, and a bitten child fears a dog.
http://www.giga-usa.com/quotes/...verbs_t056.htm

It's not a horrible sentence. It's a horrible concept for a proverb.

The other sentence with the 'horrible' tag is
"What with hunger and fatigue, the dog died at last."
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