●AN ASS,and a Cock were in a straw-yard together when a Lion,desperate from hunger,approached the spot.

●He was about to spring upon the Ass,when the Cock (to the sound of whose voice the Lion,it is said,has a singular aversion crowed loudly）,and the Lion fled away as fast as he could.

●The Ass,observing his trepidation at the mere crowing of a Cock summoned courage to attack him,and galloped after him for that purpose.

●Then he had run no long distance, when the Lion,turing about,seized him and tore him to pieces.





毛驴、公鸡和狮子

●毛驴与公鸡都在草场上悠闲地散步，这时一头饥饿的狮子悄悄地逼近。

●他刚要袭击毛驴，公鸡突然高声啼叫起来。（据说狮子异常厌恶公鸡的叫声）狮子听见马上以最快的速度跑开了。

●毛驴发现狮子居然仅仅因为公鸡的啼叫就这样恐慌，顿时感到自己勇气倍增，竟然大着胆子跟上前去准备转而攻击狮子。

●然而，他追来不一会儿，狮子就转过身来抓住毛驴把他撕碎了。