English Original
A wolf once met a donkey on the road outside the village.
"I'm going to eat you up," said the wolf.
"Certainly," replied the donkey, thinking fast. "But please don't eat me out here on the road where everyone can see. I shall be so ashamed. Take me into the forest. Don't be afraid that I shall try to escape. Here, tie this rope around your neck and fasten it to my bridle. Then I will lead you to a quiet spot I know."
The wolf thought this was a good idea, so he fastened the rope around his neck and knotted it firmly to the donkey's bridle.
"Now I will go wherever you say," said the donkey.
"Show me the way to your quiet spot," ordered the wolf.
"Very well," said the donkey, setting off down the road towards the village. As they came to the first houses, the wolf began to suspect that he had been tricked.
"This is not the way to the forest," he said, tugging at his end of the rope. "This road goes to the village."
"Don't worry," said the donkey cheerfully. "This is a shortcut."
The donkey began to trot faster, then to gallop. The rope around the wolf's neck drew tight; in a very short time, he was dragged right up to the donkey's door.
The master, his wife, and their three sons all came running out to rescue the donkey. They were so angry that they would have killed the wolf then and there. Fortunately for the wolf, however, one of the sons threw a knife at him. The knife missed but cut the rope around his neck. The next moment, all the family could see was a cloud of dust in the road as the wolf fled to safety in the dark forest.
中文翻译
一次，一只狼在村外的路上遇见了一头驴。
“我要把你吃掉。”狼说。
“当然可以，”驴边回答，边迅速地思考，“但是，别在这条路上吃，别人都能看见，我会觉得很丢人的。把我带到林子里去吧，别担心我会逃跑。这样吧，把这根绳子系在你的脖子上，另一头系住我的缰绳。然后我带你去一个我知道的安静之地。”
狼觉得这是个好主意，于是就用绳子绕住自己的脖子，牢牢地系在驴的缰绳上。
“现在你说去哪里，我就去哪里。”驴子说。
“把我带到你说的那个安静之地好了。”狼吩咐道。
“好吧。”驴子说着，便踏上了通往村子的路。当他们经过第一片房子时，狼开始怀疑自己上当了。
“这不是通往森林的路，”他一边说，一边使劲拉绳子的另一端。“这是通往村子的路。”
“别急，”驴子高兴地说，“这是一条捷径。”
驴子开始小跑起来，接着变成了疾跑。狼脖子上的绳子越拉越紧；不一会儿，他就被拽到了驴子家的门前。
主人、他的妻子和三个儿子都跑出来救驴。他们气愤极了，恨不得当场就把狼杀死。然而，算狼走运，其中一个儿子把刀掷向了他。刀子没击中狼，却割断了他脖子上的绳子。下一刻，这家人只看见路上尘土飞扬，狼飞快地逃往黑暗的森林深处去了。