A ploughman loosed his oxen from the plough, and led them away to the water to drink. While he was absent a half-starved wolf appeared on the scene, and went up to the plough and began chewing the leather straps1 attached to the yoke2. As he gnawed3 away desperately4 in the hope of satisfying his craving5 for food, he somehow got entangled6 in the harness, and, taking fright, struggled to get free, tugging7 at the traces as if he would drag the plough along with him. Just then the ploughman came back, and seeing what was happening, he cried, "Ah, you old rascal8, I wish you would give up thieving for good and take to honest work instead."

　　農(nóng)夫松開牛脖子上掛著的牛軛，牽著它們到水邊去喝水。這時(shí)，一只餓得半死的狼出現(xiàn)了，他走到犁旁邊，開始咀嚼牛軛上的皮套。為了能夠填飽肚子，狼拼命地啃著皮套，不知不覺就將頭伸進(jìn)了牛軛中，驚慌中的狼拼命掙扎著想重獲自由，結(jié)果只好拉著犁跑，就像要去田里耕地似的。恰巧農(nóng)夫回來了，看到眼前發(fā)生的一切，便說：“這個(gè)可惡的東西，但愿你棄惡從善，干點(diǎn)正經(jīng)事。”