A wolf once met a donkey on the road outside the village.
"I 'm going to eat you up, "said the wolf .
"Certainly, " replied the donkey, thinking fast. "But please don't eat me out here on the road where everyone can see. I shall be so ashamed . Take me into the forest. Don't be afraid that I shall try to escape. Here, tie this rope round your neck and fasten it to my bridle. Then I will lead you to a quiet spot I know."
The wolf thought this was a good idea so he fastened the rope round his neck and knotted it firmly to the donkey's bridle.
"Now I will go wherever you say, " said the donkey.
"Show me the way to your quiet spot , " ordered the wolf.
"Very well," said the donkey, setting off down the road towards the village. As they came to the first houses the wolf began to suspect that he had been tricked.
"This is not the way to the forest, " he said, tugging at his end of the rope. "This road goes to the village."
"Don't worry," said the donkey cheerfully , "This is a short cut. "
The donkey began to trot faster , then to gallop. The rope round the wolf's neck drew tight; in a very short time he was dragged right up to the donkey's door.
The master, his wife and their three sons all came running out to rescue the donkey . They were so angry that they would have killed the wolf there and then. Fortunately for the wolf , however , one of the sons threw a knife at him. The knife missed , but it cut the rope round his neck. The next moment all the family could see was a cloud of dust in the road as the wolf fled to safety in the dark forest.
If you keep your head you will be all right.
狼和驢
有一回，狼在村外的路上碰見驢。
"我要把你吃掉。"狼說。
"當然可以，"驢靈機一動，回答說，"但請不要在這條路上吃，人人都會看見的， 我會感到難為情。把我帶到森林里去吧。別擔心我們會逃跑。喏， 把這根繩子一頭饒在你脖子上，一頭拴在我的韁繩上，然后我把你帶到一個我熟悉的安靜的地方去。"
狼認為這是個好主意，于是把繩子饒在脖子上，把另一頭牢牢系在驢韁繩上。
"現在你說到什么地方去，我就到什么地方去。"驢說。
"帶我到你說的那個安靜的地方去。"狼吩咐道。
"很好。"驢說著，就沿通向村子的路走去。他們來到頭幾所房子附近時，狼懷疑自己受騙上當了。
"這不是到森林去的路，"他使勁拉繩子的一頭說， "這條路是到村子里去的。"
"別著急，"驢高興地說， "這是一條近路。" 驢加快了步子，接著跑起來。套在狼脖子上的繩子抽緊了;一會兒功夫，就把狼拉到驢的家門口。
驢的主人、主人的妻子和三個兒子都跑出來救驢。他們非常生氣，要立即就地把狼打死。不過，狼很幸運，主人的一個兒子拿刀砍狼，沒砍著，卻把套在狼脖子上的繩子砍斷了。轉眼之間，這一家子看到路上塵土飛揚，狼安然逃向黑暗的樹林里去了。
保持鎮靜，就沒問題。
A wild boar was sharpening his tusks against a tree one day when a fox came by.
"What are you doing that for?" asked the fox . "There are no hunters around. Everything looks very peaceful to me ."
"Quite true, "said the boar, "but when the hunter does come with his dogs I shall be too busy running away to have time for this . So let me sharpen my tusks while I can."
Be prepared .
野豬和狐貍
有一天，野豬在樹上磨牙齒，狐貍走過來。
"你為什么干這個呀?"狐貍問，"附近又沒有獵人，我覺得平安無事。"
"不錯，"野豬說，"但是，如果獵人真的帶著獵狗來了，我只能逃走，就沒工夫干這個了。趁我現在可以磨，就讓我磨磨牙齒吧。"
時刻準備著(有備無患)