English Original
A mouse once took a bite out of a bull's tail as he lay dozing. The bull jumped up in a rage and, with his head low to the ground, chased the mouse across the yard. The mouse was too quick, however, and slipped easily into a hole in the wall.
The bull charged the wall furiously again and again. Although he bruised his head and chipped his horns, the mouse stayed safely inside. After a time, the bull gave up and lay down to rest again.
As soon as the bull was asleep, the little mouse crept to the mouth of the hole, pattered across the yard, and bit the bull again — this time on the nose — before rushing back to safety. As the bull roared helplessly, the mouse squeaked:
"It's not always the big people who come off best. Sometimes the small ones win, you know."
中文翻译
一次，公牛躺着打盹时，一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴。公牛勃然大怒，跳起来低着头在院子里追赶老鼠。然而，老鼠动作迅捷，轻易地溜进了墙洞。
公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁。尽管撞伤了头，撞裂了角，老鼠却安然待在洞里。过了一会儿，公牛放弃了，再次躺下休息。
公牛刚一睡着，小老鼠就爬到洞口，嗒嗒地跑过院子，又咬了公牛一口——这次咬在鼻子上——然后迅速逃回安全处。当公牛无助地怒吼时，老鼠吱吱叫道：
“并非总是大人物占上风。要知道，有时小人物也会赢。”