A certain man put an Image on the back of his Ass to take it to one of the temples of the town. As they went along the road all the people they met uncovered and bowed their heads out of reverence for the Image; but the Ass thought they were doing it out of respect for himself, and began to give himself airs accordingly. At last he became so conceited that he imagined he could do as he liked, and, by way of protest against the load he was carrying, he came to a full stop and flatly declined to proceed any further. His driver, finding him so obstinate, hit him hard and long with his stick, saying the while, “Oh, you dunder-headed idiot, do you suppose it's come to this, that men pay worship to an Ass?”
Rude shocks await those who take to themselves the credit that is due to others.
有一个人把一尊神像驮在驴背上，赶着驴去城里的一座神庙。他们走在路上，人们见了，全都向神像脱帽致敬。驴以为人们是在敬拜他，便趾高气扬起来。他自负起来，想象自己可以随心所欲，为所欲为，于是便抗议自己还要驮负重物，他停下了脚步，坚决不肯再往前走。赶驴的人发现他不服管教，便用棍子狠狠地打了他，并说道：“哎呀，你这个没脑子的白痴，你以为那都是因为人们崇拜一只驴吗？”
训诫：依靠别人来获得赞扬的人必会遭遇狂暴的打击。