伊索寓言雙語故事：老獅子

　　The sick lion

　　老獅子

　　A lion had come to the end of his days. He lay helpless under a tree.

　　一頭年老體衰的獅子病得有氣無力，奄奄一息地躺在樹下。

　　The animals came around him. When they saw that he was going to die, they thought to themselves, "Now is the time to pay him back."

　　動物們圍在他的周圍，看到獅子快要死了，就來報復他。

　　So the boar came up and rushed at him with his tusks.

　　一頭野豬沖到他身旁，狠狠地咬他。

　　Then a bull gored him with his horns. The lion still lay helpless before them.

　　接著，一頭野牛也用角來頂他，獅子無助地躺在那里。

　　So the ass felt quite safe. He turned his tail to the lion and kicked up his heels into his face.

　　當驢子看到可以對這龐大的野獸為所欲為時，也用他的蹄子用力去踢獅子的頭部。

　　"This is a double death." growled the lion.

　　這頭快要斷氣的獅子說：“我已勉強忍受了勇者的施暴，但還得含羞忍受你這個小丑的侮辱，真是死不瞑目。

　　寓意:

　　無論過去多么輝煌，都難以避免輝煌失去后別人的不敬與報復。