Aesop's Fables (The Story of the Hundred Beasts) (Chinese-English Parallel)

Author: (Ancient Greece) Aesop | Translator/Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The Donkey, the Cock, and the Lion
A Donkey and a Cock were staying together in a courtyard when suddenly, a Lion approached. The Lion was starving and was about to pounce on the Donkey when the Cock crowed loudly (it is said that the Lion fears nothing but the sound of the Cock). Startled, the Lion fled as fast as he could. The Donkey, seeing that a few crow calls could scare away the Lion, grew bolder and chased after him. After running for a short while, the Lion turned around, seized the Donkey, and tore him to pieces. Those who overestimate themselves often bring ruin upon themselves.
The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion
An Ass and a Cock were in a straw yard together when a Lion, desperate from hunger, approached the spot. He was about to spring upon the Ass when the Cock (to the sound of whose voice the Lion, it is said, has a singular aversion) crowed loudly, and the Lion fled away as fast as he could. The Ass, observing his trepidation at the mere crowing of a Cock, summoned courage to attack him and galloped after him for that purpose. He had run no long distance when the Lion, turning about, seized him and tore him to pieces. False confidence often leads into danger. P1