A Lion had a Fox to attend on him, and whenever they went hunting the Fox found the prey and the Lion fell upon it and killed it, and then they divided it between them in certain proportions. But the Lion always got a very large share, and the Fox a very small one, which didn't please the latter at all; so he determined to set up on his own account. He began by trying to steal a lamb from a flock of sheep: but the shepherd saw him and set his dogs on him. The hunter was now the hunted, and was very soon caught and despatched by the dogs.
Better servitude with safety than freedom with danger.
有一只狮子让一只狐狸伺候他，他们出去打猎时，狐狸负责寻到猎物，狮子则扑过去将猎物杀死，然后两个人分享成果。但是狮子总是分到大头，狐狸只分到一点，狐狸对此并不高兴，于是便想为自己打算。他想要从羊群中偷出一只羊来，但是牧羊人发现了他，派出狗来抓他。捕猎者反被追捕，很快他便被一群狗抓住撕了个四分五裂。
训诫：宁为太平的奴役，不享危险的自由。