A Hound who had served his master well for years, and had run down many a quarry in his time, began to lose his strength and speed owing to age. One day, when out hunting, his master started a powerful wild boar and set the Hound at him. The latter seized the beast by the ear, but his teeth were gone and he could not retain his hold; so the boar escaped. His master began to scold him severely, but the Hound interrupted him with these words: “My will is as strong as ever, master, but my body is old and feeble. You ought to honour me for what I have been instead of abusing me for what I am.”
有一只猎犬为主人服务多年，帮助他追获了许多猎物，现在开始年老体衰，速度也没有那么快了。有一天，外出打猎的时候，主人惊起了一头很有力量的野猪，便派出猎犬去追。猎犬咬了野猪的耳朵，但是他的牙都已经掉光了，根本咬不住，所以野猪逃脱了。主人厉声责骂猎犬，猎犬打断他说：“我的意志一如既往的坚强，但是主人，我的身体已经老病衰弱。你应该因为我过去做过的事情尊重我，而不是因为我现在的样子来侮辱我。”