A Wasp settled on the head of a Snake, and not only stung him several times, but clung obstinately to the head of his victim. Maddened with pain the Snake tried every means he could think of to get rid of the creature, but without success. At last he became desperate, and crying, “Kill you I will, even at the cost of my own life,” he laid his head with the Wasp on it under the wheel of a passing waggon, and they both perished together.
一只黄蜂落在一条蛇头上，不止叮了他几次，而是一直都死死地叮在蛇的头上。蛇被这痛苦折磨得要疯了，用尽了各种办法，想要摆脱黄蜂，却徒劳无功。最后，他绝望地哭了起来：“我要杀了你！即便会要了我的命！”他探头到经过的车轮下，落在他头上的黄蜂便和他一起都死了。