English Original
A jackal was about to be eaten by a lion. The jackal pleaded, "No, please! You mustn't eat me! It would be a grave mistake. If you eat me, it will be terrible—a disaster, the end of the world!"
The lion, puzzled, asked, "How so? How could eating you possibly end the world?"
"Because," replied the jackal, "if you eat me, it will be the end of my world!"
中文翻译
一只豺即将被狮子吃掉。豺哀求道：“不，求你了！你不能吃我！这将是一个天大的错误。如果你吃了我，那将非常可怕——是一场灾难，是世界末日！”
狮子感到困惑，问道：“怎么会呢？吃了你怎么可能让世界终结？”
“因为，”豺回答道，“如果你吃了我，那就是 我的 世界末日了！”