The dogs and the hides 狗和牛皮

Once upon a time a number of Dogs, who were famished with hunger, saw some Hides steeping in a river, but couldn’t get at them because the water was too deep. So they put their heads together, and decided to drink away at the river till it was shallow enough for them to reach the Hides. But long before that happened they burst themselves with drinking.

从前，有几条饥肠辘辘的狗，看见河里浸泡着一张牛皮，但是由于水太深，他们无法拿到那张皮。于是，他们合计着喝掉河里的水，这样就可以趁水浅一些时，过去拿那张牛皮了。然而，还没等到去拿兽皮，他们的肚皮早已被河水胀破了。