A Cock, scratching the ground for something to eat, turned up a Jewel that had by chance been dropped there. “Ho!” said he, “a fine thing you are, no doubt, and, had your owner found you, great would his joy have been. But for me! give me a single grain of corn before all the jewels in the world.”
一只公鸡在地上刨来刨去，想找些吃的，碰巧发现了一颗丢在那里的宝石。公鸡说：“哎呀！你可真是个好东西，这是无疑的，如果你的主人找到了你，那他得多高兴啊。可是你对我来说有什么用啊！对我来说，一颗谷子比世界上所有的宝石都要重要。”