A Stag fell sick and lay in a clearing in the forest, too weak to move from the spot. When the news of his illness spread, a number of the other beasts came to inquire after his health, and they one and all nibbled a little of the grass that grew round the invalid till at last there was not a blade within his reach. In a few days he began to mend, but was still too feeble to get up and go in search of fodder; and thus he perished miserably of hunger owing to the thoughtlessness of his friends.
有一只雄鹿病了，躺在森林里的一块空地上，虚弱得没有办法离开那里。他生病的消息迅速传开，其他的动物听说了就来询问他的健康状况，他们全都啃了一些长在那空地上的草，结果最后，雄鹿能够到的地方一个草叶都没有了。过了几天，他开始康复，但是他依然很虚弱，站不起来，没有办法去找食物，因此他不幸地饿死了，而这全都是因为他那些朋友欠考虑。