一頭鹿生病了，躺在草地上無法起身。他的夥伴紛紛來探望，希望他早日恢複健康。但是他們每一次來都會吃掉一些青草，最後把鹿四周的青草都吃完了。後來，鹿的身體雖然已經康複，卻因為食物短缺依然丟了性命。
結交無用的朋友，不僅沒有益處，還會蒙受損失。
A Sick Stag lay down i er of its pasture-ground. His e i o ier his health，and eae helped himself to a share of the food laced for his use； so that he died，not from his siess，but from the failure of the means of living.
Evil pani more hurt than profit.