English Original
An ass and a dog were on their travels together. As they went along, they found a sealed packet lying on the ground. The ass picked it up, broke the seal, and found it contained some writing, which he proceeded to read aloud to the dog.
As he read on, it turned out to be all about grass, barley, and hay—in short, all the kinds of fodder that asses are fond of. The dog was a good deal bored with listening to all this, till at last his impatience got the better of him, and he cried, "Just skip a few pages, friend, and see if there isn't something about meat and bones."
The ass glanced all through the packet but found nothing of the sort, and said so. Then the dog said in disgust, "Oh, throw it away, do: what's the good of a thing like that?"
中文翻译
一头驴和一只狗一起外出旅行。途中，他们发现地上有一个密封好的包裹。驴捡了起来，撕开封口，发现里面写着一些文字，便开始大声读给狗听。
他读着读着，发现内容全是关于青草、大麦和干草的——简而言之，全是驴喜欢的各种饲料。狗听着这些内容感到非常无聊，最后终于不耐烦了，喊道：“朋友，跳过几页吧，看看有没有提到肉和骨头。”
驴把包裹从头到尾扫了一遍，但没发现任何这类内容，便如实相告。于是，狗厌恶地说：“哦，扔掉它吧，这种东西有什么用？”