A Lion was lying asleep at the mouth of his den when a Mouse ran over his back and tickled him so that he woke up with a start and began looking about everywhere to see what it was that had disturbed him. A Fox, who was looking on, thought he would have a joke at the expense of the Lion; so he said, “Well, this is the first time I've seen a Lion afraid of a Mouse.” “Afraid of a Mouse?” said the Lion testily, “not I! It's his bad manners I can't stand.”
有一只狮子躺在自己的洞穴口睡觉，一只老鼠爬到他的背上，搔他的痒痒，狮子猛地惊醒，四处寻找是谁打扰了他的好梦。一只看到事情经过的狐狸觉得自己要笑话一下狮子，他说：“哎呀，这还是我第一次看到狮子害怕老鼠呢。”“怕老鼠？”狮子暴躁地说，“才不！我是受不了他的无礼。”