English Original
An old peasant was sitting in a meadow, watching his ass grazing nearby. Suddenly, he spotted armed men stealthily approaching. He jumped up instantly and begged the ass to flee with him as fast as possible. "Or else," he said, "we shall both be captured by the enemy."
But the ass just looked around lazily and said, "And if so, do you think they'll make me carry heavier loads than I have to now?"
"No," said his master.
"Oh well, then," said the ass, "I don't mind if they do take me, for I shan't be any worse off."
中文翻译
一位老农坐在草地上，看着他的驴在附近吃草。突然，他发现武装人员正悄悄地靠近。他立刻跳起来，恳求驴子和他一起尽快逃跑。"否则，"他说，"我们俩都会被敌人抓住。"
但驴子只是懒洋洋地环顾四周，说道："如果是那样，你觉得他们会让我驮比现在更重的货物吗？"
"不会，"他的主人说。
"哦，好吧，"驴子说，"那我不介意他们抓走我，反正我的处境也不会更糟。"