獅子和牧羊人
The Lion and the Shepherd
獅子踩到一根刺,牧羊人邦它把刺拔了出來。后來牧羊人被冤枉進了監獄,還被判給獅子吃掉。但獅子認出那是它的恩人,沒有吃他,國王聽說后就把牧羊人和獅子都放了。
A Lion, roaming through a forest, trod upon a thorn. Soon afterward he came up to a Shepherd and fawned upon him, wagging his tail as if to say,” I am a suppliant, and seek your aid.” The Shepherd boldly examined the beast, discovered the pain, the Lion returned into the forest. Some time after, the Shepherd, being imprisoned on a false accusation, was condemned “ to be cast to the Lions as the punishment for his imputed crime. But when the Lion was released from his cage, he recognized the Shepherd as the man who healed him, and instead of attacking him, approached and placed his foot upon his lap. The King, as soon as he heard the tale, ordered the Lion to be set free again in the forest, and the Shepherd to be pardoned and restored to his friends.