A lion on a lamb had settled down to sup. A mongrel pup about the royal board allowed to wander. Snatched almost from his claws a piece of meat down wander.

　　The king of beasts looked on, not minding in the least, for puppy was a young and foolish beast. Observing this, the wolf began to ponder, "This lion seems so meek1, he must be very weak!"

　　He too put out a paw, some dainty snack to seek. But woe2 befell the sinner. He went to swell3 the lion's dinner.

　　"My friend," said Lion, as he calmly tore him up. "You saw me spare the dog, it's true. But so indulgent I should hardly be with you. He's young and stupid still, but you are not a pup."

　　獅子大王坐下來(lái)吃羔羊，一只準(zhǔn)許走近大王餐桌的雜種小狗，幾乎就是從大王的腳爪下?lián)谱吡艘粔K羊肉。

　　眾獸之王淡淡地看了一眼，心里一點(diǎn)也不介意，因?yàn)樾」肥且恢荒昙o(jì)輕輕不懂事的野獸。狼看到這件事，心中想道：“獅子好像很溫順，它一定很軟弱！”

　　于是它也伸出一只腳爪來(lái)找點(diǎn)好吃的東西?？墒?，這犯罪的家伙可倒霉了，它自己就成了大王豐盛的大餐。

　　“我的朋友，”獅子大王一面平靜地撕著狼，一面對(duì)它說(shuō)道，“你看見(jiàn)我放過(guò)了小狗，那是真的，然而我可不能這樣放縱你，它年紀(jì)小，還不懂事，可你不是什么年幼的畜生?。?rdquo;