A Donkey having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Donkey resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
一头驴听到蚱蜢的叫声非常陶醉；他渴望拥有同样悦耳的旋律，就请教它们吃了什么食物给它们带来美妙的声音。蚱蜢们答说，“露水。”驴决定只靠露水生活，不久就饿死了。