Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me."
狼和一只迷途的小羊相遇，决定不向小羊施以暴力，但狼为了找到的正当理由吃掉小羊。狼对小样这样说：“小子，你去年骂过我。
"Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born."
“的确，”小羊用悲伤的语气，“我那时还没有出生。
Then said the Wolf, "You feed in my pasture."
狼说：“你在我的草场上吃草。
"No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass."
“不，先生，”小羊回答说，“我还没尝过草呢。
"No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me."
“不，”小羊叫道，“我从来没有喝水，因为我妈妈的奶水对我来说既是食物又是饮料。
Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well."
狼又说：“你喝我了的井水。
Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations."
在狼抓住并吃了小羊，说“好！我不会饿着肚子，即使你反驳我的每一句话。
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
暴君总是为他的暴政找到借口。