一頭驢子，偶然間找到一張獅子皮，就披上它在森林裏四處閑逛，看到那些被他嚇得驚慌逃竄的無知的小動物們，驢子就哈哈大笑起來。最後，他遇到了一隻狐狸，也想嚇唬他一下，但是狐狸一下子就聽出了驢子的聲音，就對他說： “請相信，如果我不是聽出了你的聲音，我真會被你嚇壞的 !”
漂亮的外衣可以包裝傻瓜，但蠢話總會露出馬腳。
An Ass，having put on the Lion’s ski i and amused himself by frightening all the foolish a in his wa last ing upohten him also，but the Fox he sound of his than he exclaimed，“ I might possibly have been frightened myself，if I had not heard your bray.”
Fihes may disguise，but silly words will disclose a fool.