The lion the mouse and the fox 狮子老鼠和狐狸（中英）

A Lion was lying asleep at the mouth of his den when a Mouse ran over his back and tickled him so that he woke up with a start and began looking about everywhere to see what it was that had disturbed him. A Fox, who was looking on, thought he would have a joke at the expense of the Lion; so he said, “Well, this is the first time I’ve seen a Lion afraid of a Mouse.” “Afraid of a Mouse?” said the Lion testily: “not I! It’s his bad manners I can’t stand.”

一只狮子躺在自己的洞口睡着了，这时，一只老鼠跑到他的背后搔他痒，好让他赶快从梦中醒来，寻找究竟是谁在骚扰他。在旁观察的狐狸见后，心想可以和狮子开个玩笑，便开口说道：“我可是第一次看见狮子惧怕老鼠。”“害怕一只小老鼠？”狮子说，“我才不怕老鼠呢！只是无法忍受他的无礼。”