A hungry Crow spied a Snake lying asleep in a sunny spot, and, picking it up in his claws, he was carrying it off to a place where he could make a meal of it without being disturbed, when the Snake reared its head and bit him. It was a poisonous Snake, and the bite was fatal, and the dying Crow said, “What a cruel fate is mine! I thought I had made a lucky find, and it has cost me my life!”
有一只饥饿的乌鸦，看到了一条蛇在晒着太阳睡觉，于是用爪子抓住了蛇，想带着它飞到一个地方去安静地享用美味。但这过程中蛇却抬起头咬了乌鸦。这是一条毒蛇，其毒性可以夺命，垂死的乌鸦说：“我的命可真不好啊！我以为自己很幸运地找到了好东西，结果却要了我的命。”