A lion on a lamb had settled down to sup. A mongrel pup about the royal board allowed to wander. Snatched almost from his claws a piece of meat down wander.

 

The king of beasts looked on, not minding in the least, for puppy was a young and foolish beast. Observing this, the wolf began to ponder, "This lion seems so meek¹, he must be very weak!"

 

He too put out a paw, some dainty snack to seek. But woe² befell the sinner. He went to swell³ the lion's dinner.

 

"My friend," said Lion, as he calmly tore him up. "You saw me spare the dog, it's true. But so indulgent I should hardly be with you. He's young and stupid still, but you are not a pup."

 

狮子大王坐下来吃羔羊，一只准许走近大王餐桌的杂种小狗，几乎就是从大王的脚爪下捞走了一块羊肉。

 

众兽之王淡淡地看了一眼，心里一点也不介意，因为小狗是一只年纪轻轻不懂事的野兽。狼看到这件事，心中想道：“狮子好像很温顺，它一定很软弱！”

 

于是它也伸出一只脚爪来找点好吃的东西。可是，这犯罪的家伙可倒霉了，它自己就成了大王丰盛的大餐。

 

 “我的朋友，”狮子大王一面平静地撕着狼，一面对它说道，“你看见我放过了小狗，那是真的，然而我可不能这样放纵你，它年纪小，还不懂事，可你不是什么年幼的畜生啊！”

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