狐狸和为王的猴子 The Fox and the Monkey

 A MONKEY once danced in an assembly of the Beasts, and so pleased them all by his performance that they elected him their King.  A Fox, envying him the honor, discovered a piece of meat lying in a trap, and leading the Monkey to the place where it was, said that she had found a store, but had not used it, she had kept it for him as treasure trove of his kingdom, and counseled him to lay hold of it.  The Monkey approached carelessly and was caught in the trap; and on his accusing the Fox of purposely leading him into the snare, she replied, " Monkey, and are you, with such a mind as yours, going to be King over the Beasts?"

有一次，猴子在野兽的集会上跳舞，赢得了大家的好感，被选立为王。狐狸十分嫉妒，
  当他发现一个捕兽夹子里放着肉，便把猴子领到那里去，说他发现一个宝物，自己没敢动
  用，留给王室作贡品，并劝他亲自去取。猴子轻率地跑了上去，结果被夹子夹住了。他斥责
  狐狸陷害他，狐狸却说：“猴子，凭你这点小小的本事，你这笨蛋还想做兽中之王吗？”

  这故事说明，凡事不要轻率。不然，就会给自己带来不幸，并被世人嘲笑。