A dog was lying in the sun before a farmyard gate when a wolf pounced1 upon him and was just going to eat him up; but he begged for his life and said, "You see how thin I am and what a wretched2 meal I should make you now: but if you will only wait a few days my master is going to give a feast3. All the rich scraps4 and pickings will fall to me and I shall get nice and fat: then will fall to me." The wolf thought this was a very good plan and went away. Some time afterwards he came to the farmyard again, and found the dog lying out of reach on the stable roof. "Come down," he called, "and be eaten: you remember our agreement?" But the Dog said coolly, "My friend, if ever you catch me lying down by the gate there again, don't you wait for any feast."
在阳光照耀下，一条狼窥见后，冲上去袭击他，正想吃掉他时，狗乞求狼饶了自己，说：“我现在骨瘦如柴，还不够你塞牙缝的呢。不过，如果你再多等几天，我的主人就要举办宴会了，到时，所有的佳肴美食都会给我吃，为我也会变得肥肥胖胖的，然后，你再来吃我，不是更好吗。”狼听信了狗的话，便放了他。过了几天，狼又来到农院，发现狗躺在他够不到的屋顶上。“下来，”狼喊道，“快让我吃了你，你不记得我们的协议了吗？”而狗却从容地说：“朋友，要你你上次在门口抓住了躺在地上的我，就不用等待什么宴会了呀。”
