English Original
A bear, who had made his living by dancing for a long time, at length escaped from his master and returned to his former companions in the woods.
His brothers welcomed him with most friendly growls. The traveler told of what he had seen in foreign countries and recounted a long history of his adventures. To exhibit his wonderful feats, he began, in an erect position, to dance the Polonaise. His brothers, who were watching the performance, were astonished at his grace and tried to imitate his ballet steps. It was in vain; hardly were they raised on two legs when they fell again upon all fours. Seeing their awkwardness, the bear went on to exhibit some higher displays of his art, which at length aroused the envy of the others, and so they drove him from their society.
中文翻译
有只熊以跳舞谋生很久了，最终逃离了主人，回到了森林里从前的伙伴们身边。
他的兄弟们用最友好的低吼欢迎他。这位旅行者讲述了他在异国的见闻，并详述了自己漫长的冒险经历。为了展示他惊人的技艺，他直立起来，跳起了波兰舞。观看表演的兄弟们被他的优雅所震惊，纷纷尝试模仿他的舞步。但这是徒劳的；他们刚用两条腿站起来，就立刻摔回四脚着地的样子。看到他们的笨拙，这只熊继续展示了他更高超的技艺，这最终激起了其他熊的嫉妒，于是他们将他驱逐出了他们的群体。