A wasp¹ settled on the head of a snake, and not only stung him several times, but clung obstinately² to the head of his victim. Maddened with pain the snake tried every means he could think of to get rid of the creature, but without success. At last he became desperate, and crying, "Kill you I will , even at the cost of my own life." He laid his head with the wasp on it under the wheel of a passing wagon³, and they both perished together.

 

一只黄蜂坐在一条蛇的头上，不仅多次用刺去叮蛇，而且还牢牢地贴在受害者的头上。蛇疼得快要疯了。尝试了很多方法想要赶走黄蜂，可是没有成功。最后，蛇绝望了，大喊道：“我要杀了你，即使丢掉我自己的性命也在所不惜。”于是，蛇将自己的头伸到一辆从旁经过的马车车轮下，他们同归于尽了。

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