饑餓的烏鴉在四處覓食，發現一條在溫暖的陽光下熟睡的蛇。烏鴉暗喜自己找到了這麼美味的食物，於是就猛撲下去，一把將蛇抓住。驚醒的蛇回過頭來，狠狠地咬了烏鴉一口。奄奄一息的烏鴉感歎道： “我真是倒黴啊！我雖意外地找到了這麼可口的食物，卻搭上了自己的性命。 ”
想要得到自己不了解的東西，隻能自取滅亡。
A great want of food saent asleep in a sunny nook， and flying down，greedily seized him. The Serpent，turning about，bit the Crow with a mortal wound. In the agohe bird exclaimed，“O unhappy me! Who have found in that which I deemed a happy windfall the soury destru.”
Desire things you doand and you accept the ce.