A Bull gave chase to a Mouse which had bitten him in the nose: but the Mouse was too quick for him and slipped into a hole in a wall. The Bull charged furiously into the wall again and again until he was tired out, and sank down on the ground exhausted with his efforts. When all was quiet, the Mouse darted out and bit him again. Beside himself with rage he started to his feet, but by that time the Mouse was back in his hole again, and he could do nothing but bellow and fume in helpless anger. Presently he heard a shrill little voice say from inside the wall, “You big fellows don't always have it your own way, you see: sometimes we little ones come off best.”
The battle is not always to the strong.
有一只公牛的鼻子被老鼠咬了，他追着老鼠不放，但老鼠动作灵敏，溜进了墙上的一个洞中。公牛狂怒，一次次地撞击那堵墙，直到筋疲力尽，瘫倒在地上。一切平静之后，老鼠又出来了，又咬了他。公牛愤怒得发狂了，他站起来，但是老鼠又躲进了洞里，公牛除了因无助而愤怒地咆哮之外，什么都做不了。过了一会儿，他听到一个尖细的小声音从墙里面传出来：“你这个大家伙也不能总是为所欲为，有时候我们小家伙更能来去自如。”
训诫：并非强者就能获胜。