一條毒蛇偷偷溜進一家鐵匠鋪，想尋找一些吃的。這時他遇到了銼刀，就求他施舍一點吃的東西。銼刀搖搖頭對他說： “愚蠢的家夥啊！難道你想以你的牙齒為代價從我這裏得到一丁點食物？你可知道我是可以咬透各種堅硬的鐵的。 ”
這則寓言針對那些想從比自己強的人的手裏得到好處的人。
A viper entered a blacksmith’s workshop aing it to see if this was something she could eat. The file protested fiercely，“You fool! Why are y to wouh your teeth，when I am able th every sort of iron?”
If you have ever tried to a bite out of someone whose fangs are evehan yours，yhis story.