The wild boar and the fox 野猪和狐狸（中英）

A Wild Boar was engaged in whetting his tusks upon the trunk of a tree in the forest when a Fox came by and, seeing what he was at, said to him, “Why are you doing that, pray? The huntsmen are not out to-day, and there are no other dangers at hand that I can see.” “True, my friend,” replied the Boar, “but the instant my life is in danger I shall need to use my tusks. There’ll be no time to sharpen them then.”

一头野猪在森林里的一棵树干上磨他的牙齿，这时，狐狸走过来，看到野猪在磨牙，便不解地问道：“你在做什么，祈祷吗？今天猎人没出来，我也没看到有什么危险来临呀。”“的确如此，我的朋友，”野猪回答说，“不过，一旦危险降临，我就可以利用磨好的利牙了。那时根本没有工夫再来磨牙了。”