狐貍和為王的猴子 The Fox and the Monkey

 A MONKEY once danced in an assembly of the Beasts, and so pleased them all by his performance that they elected him their King.  A Fox, envying him the honor, discovered a piece of meat lying in a trap, and leading the Monkey to the place where it was, said that she had found a store, but had not used it, she had kept it for him as treasure trove of his kingdom, and counseled him to lay hold of it.  The Monkey approached carelessly and was caught in the trap; and on his accusing the Fox of purposely leading him into the snare, she replied, " Monkey, and are you, with such a mind as yours, going to be King over the Beasts?"

有一次，猴子在野獸的集會上跳舞，贏得了大家的好感，被選立為王。狐貍十分嫉妒，
  當他發(fā)現一個捕獸夾子里放著肉，便把猴子領到那里去，說他發(fā)現一個寶物，自己沒敢動
  用，留給王室作貢品，并勸他親自去取。猴子輕率地跑了上去，結果被夾子夾住了。他斥責
  狐貍陷害他，狐貍卻說：“猴子，憑你這點小小的本事，你這笨蛋還想做獸中之王嗎？”

  這故事說明，凡事不要輕率。不然，就會給自己帶來不幸，并被世人嘲笑。