獅子和熊同時抓住了一頭小山羊，為了獲得更多的食物，他們爭鬥得不可開交，直到彼此都精疲力竭地倒在地上。這時，已經在遠處觀察了許久的狐狸走了過來，看到獅子和熊並排地躺在地上，中間有一隻山羊。於是，狐狸躍過他們，迅速地抓起山羊，拔腿就跑。獅子和熊隻能眼睜睜地看著到手的食物被狐狸拿走，有氣無力地嘀咕： “我們真是悲哀啊 !沒想到白白為狐狸辛苦了一場 !”
有時候自己辛苦一場，勞動果實卻落到了別人的手裏。
A Lion and a Bear seized a Kid at the same moment，and fought .ercely for its possessiohey had fearfully lacerated each other a from the long bat，they lay dowh fatigue. A Fox，who had gohem at a distaimes，saw them both stret the ground with the Kid lying uhe middle. He rahem， ahe Kid scampered off as fast as he could. The Lion and the Bear saw him，but not bei up，said，“Woe be to us，that we should have fought and belabored ourselves ourn of a Fox.”
It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil，ahe profit.