THE SWOLLEN FOX

A hungry Fox found in a hollow tree a quantity of bread and meat, which some shepherds had placed there against their return. Delighted with his find he slipped in through the narrow aperture and greedily devoured it all. But when he tried to get out again he found himself so swollen after his big meal that he could not squeeze through the hole, and fell to whining and groaning over his misfortune. Another Fox, happening to pass that way, came and asked him what the matter was; and, on learning the state of the case, said, “Well, my friend, I see nothing for it but for you to stay where you are till you shrink to your former size; you'll get out then easily enough.”

吃撑的狐狸

有一只饥饿的狐狸在一棵树的树洞中找到了很多面包和肉，那是牧羊人留在那里的。狐狸十分欣喜，便爬进狭窄的洞，贪婪地将食物一扫而光。但是当他想要出去的时候，却发现自己吃得太多了，身体膨胀出不去了，于是便落回洞底，阵阵哀叹自己的不幸。另一只狐狸碰巧经过，问他是怎么回事，搞清楚事情始末之后，他说：“好吧，朋友，我想不出什么别的法子，你只能待在里面，等到你变回原来的身材，然后就能轻松出来了。”