THE MONKEY AS KING

At a gathering of all the animals the Monkey danced and delighted them so much that they made him their King. The Fox, however, was very much disgusted at the promotion of the Monkey: so having one day found a trap with a piece of meat in it, he took the Monkey there and said to him, “Here is a dainty morsel I have found, sire; I did not take it myself, because I thought it ought to be reserved for you, our King. Will you be pleased to accept it?” The Monkey made at once for the meat and got caught in the trap. Then he bitterly reproached the Fox for leading him into danger; but the Fox only laughed and said, “O Monkey, you call yourself King of the Beasts and haven't more sense than to be taken in like that!”

猴子做王

有一回百兽集会，猴子手舞足蹈，讨得了大家的欢心，于是便被推举为王。而狐狸对此非常不满。有一天，他发现了一个圈套，圈套中有一片肉，便带着猴子去了那里，对他说：“陛下，这是我发现的佳肴，不敢独享，因为我想只有您才配享用。您愿意接受吗？”猴子立刻便扑向了肉，结果却被圈套套住。他严厉地责备狐狸让他陷入了危险，但是狐狸只是大笑着说：“啊，猴子啊，你自称为百兽之王，居然还没聪明到能躲开这种圈套！”