English Original
An old tiger lived in the forest. He was too lazy to hunt for food and often ordered other animals to bring him meals.
One day, he saw a monkey and commanded, "I'm hungry, Monkey. Go to the village and bring me a fat pig."
"Oh, Tiger," replied the monkey. "I cannot do that. There is another tiger over there who also wants a fat pig. He forbids me from getting anything for you. I am afraid of him."
"What?" roared the tiger. "Show me this tiger! I will teach him a lesson."
"Come with me," said the monkey.
They arrived at a bridge over a river. "Now look down into the water," instructed the monkey. "Do you see the head, the white teeth, and the big green eyes of a tiger?"
"Yes, I do!" cried the old tiger. "I will eat him up!"
"Grr…! So you told Monkey not to bring me anything?! Grrr … I'll kill you!"
With these words, the tiger leaped into the river. He never came out again.
"Ha, ha, ha! Goodbye, Mr. Tiger," laughed the monkey as he went on his way.
中文翻译
一只年迈的老虎住在森林里。他懒得自己觅食，经常命令其他动物给他带吃的。
一天，他看到一只猴子，便命令道：“我饿了，猴子。去村子里给我带一头肥猪来。”
“哦，老虎，”猴子回答说，“我做不到。那边还有另一只老虎，他也想要一头肥猪。他不许我给你带任何东西。我很怕他。”
“什么？”老虎怒吼道，“带我去见这只老虎！我要给他点颜色看看。”
“跟我来，”猴子说。
他们来到河上的一座桥边。“现在往水里看，”猴子指示道，“你看到那只老虎的脑袋、白色的牙齿和绿色的大眼睛了吗？”
“是的，我看到了！”老老虎喊道，“我要吃掉他！”
“吼……！原来是你叫猴子别给我带东西？！吼……我要杀了你！”
说完这些话，老虎跳进了河里。他再也没有出来。
“哈，哈，哈！再见了，老虎先生，”猴子大笑着离开了。