行人雇了一頭驢子去一個很遠的地方。天氣熱極了，太陽熱辣辣地照在人身上，行人決定停下來休息。他很快就發現驢子的影子是個涼快的地方。可是，驢子在地上的影子隻能站一個人，因此行人和驢子的主人就因誰有權利占有驢子影子的問題而大肆爭吵起來。後來，爭吵演變為打鬥。就在雙方大打出手的時候，驢子乘機掙脫韁繩逃走了。
猴子撈月一場空。
A Traveler hired an Ass to to a distahe day bei，and the sun shining ihe Traveler stopped to rest，and sought shelter from the heat uhe Shadow of the Ass. As this afforded oiohe Traveler and the owh claimed it， a violent dispute arose betweeo whi had the right to the Shadow. The owai he had let the Ass only，and not his Shadow. The Traveler asserted that he had，with the hire of the Ass，hired his Shadow also. The quarrel pro words to blows，ahe men fought，the Ass galloped off.
In quarreling about the shadow we ofteance.