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A peasant had a faithful horse which had grown old and could do no more work, so the peasant no longer wanted to give him anything to eat and said, “I can certainly make no more use of you, but still I mean well by you, and if you prove yourself still strong enough to bring me a lion here, I will maintain you. But for now get out of my stable.” And with that he chased the horse into the open field.
The horse was sad, and went to the forest to seek a little protection there from the weather. There the fox met him and said,“Why do you hang your head so, and go about all alone?”
“Alas,”replied the horse, “greed and loyalty do not do well together in one house. My master has forgotten what services I have performed for him for so many years, and because I can no longer plow well, he will give me no more food, and has driven me out.”“Without giving you a chance?” asked the fox.“The chance was a bad one.”He said,“if I were still strong enough to bring him a lion, he would keep me, but he well knows that I cannot do that.”
The fox said,“I will help you. Just lie down, stretch out as if you were dead, and do not stir.”The horse did what the fox asked, and then the fox went to the lion, who had his den not far off, and said, “A dead horse is lying out there. Just come with me, and you can have a rich meal.”
The lion went with him, and when they were both standing by the horse the fox said, “After all, it is not very comfortable for you here — I tell you what — I will fasten it to you by the tail, and then you can drag it into your cave and eat it in peace.”
This advice pleased the lion. He positioned himself, and in order that the fox might tie the horse fast to him, he kept completely quiet. But the fox tied the lion’s legs together with the horse’s tail, and twisted and fastened everything so well and so strongly that no amount of strength could pull it loose.
When he had finished his work, he tapped the horse on the shoulder and said, “Pull, white horse, pull!”Then up sprang the horse at once, and pulled the lion away with him. The lion began to roar so that all the birds in the forest flew up in terror, but the horse let him roar, and drew him and dragged him across the field to his master’s door.
When the master saw the lion, he was of a better mind, and said to the horse,“You shall stay with me and fare well.” And he gave him plenty to eat until he died.
一个农夫有一匹勤勤恳恳、任劳任怨为他干活的马，但这匹马现在已经老了，干活也不行了，所以，农夫不想再给马吃东西。他对马说：“我再也用不着你了，但我还念着你的好，如果你能证明自己仍然强壮得能给我领回一头狮子，我会收留你。但现在请离开我的马厩吧。”说完，他打开门，把马赶了出去。
这匹可怜的马非常悲伤，它在森林里到处徘徊，想寻找一个小小的避雨处。不久，它遇到了一只狐狸，狐狸问它：“你为什么垂头丧气，一副孤苦伶仃、愁眉苦脸的样子呢？”
马叹了一口气回答说：“唉！忠诚和吝啬不能住在一间房子里。我的主人完全忘了我这许多年为他辛辛苦苦所干的一切，因为我不能再干活了，他就不给我吃的把我赶了出来。”狐狸问，“一次机会都不给你吗？”马回答说：“那是一个不好的机会。他说除非我仍强壮得能给他带回一头狮子，他才会重新收留我。其实，主人是知道我没有那样的能力的。”
狐狸听了之后，说道：“我来帮助你，你躺在那儿，把身子伸直，装做死了的样子，不要动。”马按狐狸的吩咐做了。狐狸跑到不远处狮子住的洞口边，对狮子说：“有匹死马躺在外边，跟我来，你可以有一顿大餐来享用哩。”
狮子和狐狸来到马躺的地方，狐狸说：“在这儿你吃得毕竟不舒服，我告诉你怎么办：先让我把它牢牢地绑在你的尾巴上，然后你就能够将它拖回你的洞穴去慢慢地享用了。”
狮子对这个建议很欣赏。于是它一动不动地躺下来，让狐狸把马绑在它身上。但狐狸却设法将它的腿捆在一起拴在马的尾巴上，用最大的力气把狮子牢牢地捆作一团，狮子没法挣脱束缚了。
一切弄好后，狐狸拍了拍马的肩说道：“拉吧！老马，你拉吧！”那匹马跳起来，把狮子拖在尾巴后面离开了。狮子知道上了狐狸的当，开始咆哮起来，巨大的吼声把树上所有的鸟儿都吓得飞走了。但老马随便它怎么叫，只管自己慢慢悠悠地走过田野，终于把狮子拖到了主人的屋前。
主人看见了狮子后很高兴，说道：“你就住在马厩里一直到死。”于是，这匹可怜的老马又有了吃的东西，主人一直供养它到死去。
（陈伶俐 供稿）
The horse was sad, and went to the forest to seek a little protection there from the weather. There the fox met him and said,“Why do you hang your head so, and go about all alone?”
“Alas,”replied the horse, “greed and loyalty do not do well together in one house. My master has forgotten what services I have performed for him for so many years, and because I can no longer plow well, he will give me no more food, and has driven me out.”“Without giving you a chance?” asked the fox.“The chance was a bad one.”He said,“if I were still strong enough to bring him a lion, he would keep me, but he well knows that I cannot do that.”
The fox said,“I will help you. Just lie down, stretch out as if you were dead, and do not stir.”The horse did what the fox asked, and then the fox went to the lion, who had his den not far off, and said, “A dead horse is lying out there. Just come with me, and you can have a rich meal.”
The lion went with him, and when they were both standing by the horse the fox said, “After all, it is not very comfortable for you here — I tell you what — I will fasten it to you by the tail, and then you can drag it into your cave and eat it in peace.”
This advice pleased the lion. He positioned himself, and in order that the fox might tie the horse fast to him, he kept completely quiet. But the fox tied the lion’s legs together with the horse’s tail, and twisted and fastened everything so well and so strongly that no amount of strength could pull it loose.
When he had finished his work, he tapped the horse on the shoulder and said, “Pull, white horse, pull!”Then up sprang the horse at once, and pulled the lion away with him. The lion began to roar so that all the birds in the forest flew up in terror, but the horse let him roar, and drew him and dragged him across the field to his master’s door.
When the master saw the lion, he was of a better mind, and said to the horse,“You shall stay with me and fare well.” And he gave him plenty to eat until he died.
一个农夫有一匹勤勤恳恳、任劳任怨为他干活的马，但这匹马现在已经老了，干活也不行了，所以，农夫不想再给马吃东西。他对马说：“我再也用不着你了，但我还念着你的好，如果你能证明自己仍然强壮得能给我领回一头狮子，我会收留你。但现在请离开我的马厩吧。”说完，他打开门，把马赶了出去。
这匹可怜的马非常悲伤，它在森林里到处徘徊，想寻找一个小小的避雨处。不久，它遇到了一只狐狸，狐狸问它：“你为什么垂头丧气，一副孤苦伶仃、愁眉苦脸的样子呢？”
马叹了一口气回答说：“唉！忠诚和吝啬不能住在一间房子里。我的主人完全忘了我这许多年为他辛辛苦苦所干的一切，因为我不能再干活了，他就不给我吃的把我赶了出来。”狐狸问，“一次机会都不给你吗？”马回答说：“那是一个不好的机会。他说除非我仍强壮得能给他带回一头狮子，他才会重新收留我。其实，主人是知道我没有那样的能力的。”
狐狸听了之后，说道：“我来帮助你，你躺在那儿，把身子伸直，装做死了的样子，不要动。”马按狐狸的吩咐做了。狐狸跑到不远处狮子住的洞口边，对狮子说：“有匹死马躺在外边，跟我来，你可以有一顿大餐来享用哩。”
狮子和狐狸来到马躺的地方，狐狸说：“在这儿你吃得毕竟不舒服，我告诉你怎么办：先让我把它牢牢地绑在你的尾巴上，然后你就能够将它拖回你的洞穴去慢慢地享用了。”
狮子对这个建议很欣赏。于是它一动不动地躺下来，让狐狸把马绑在它身上。但狐狸却设法将它的腿捆在一起拴在马的尾巴上，用最大的力气把狮子牢牢地捆作一团，狮子没法挣脱束缚了。
一切弄好后，狐狸拍了拍马的肩说道：“拉吧！老马，你拉吧！”那匹马跳起来，把狮子拖在尾巴后面离开了。狮子知道上了狐狸的当，开始咆哮起来，巨大的吼声把树上所有的鸟儿都吓得飞走了。但老马随便它怎么叫，只管自己慢慢悠悠地走过田野，终于把狮子拖到了主人的屋前。
主人看见了狮子后很高兴，说道：“你就住在马厩里一直到死。”于是，这匹可怜的老马又有了吃的东西，主人一直供养它到死去。
（陈伶俐 供稿）