The Wolf and His Shadow

A Wolf left his lair one evening in fine spirits and an excellent appetite.

一天晚上，狼食欲甚好，兴致勃勃地离开了自己的洞穴。

As he ran, the setting sun cast his shadow far out on the ground, and it looked as if the wolf were a hundred times bigger than he really was.

太阳渐渐落下，把狼的影子拉的老长，影子看起来比实际上的狼大了一百倍。

"Why," exclaimed the Wolf proudly, "see how big I am!

狼骄傲地喊着：“天哪，快看我身材多么庞大！

Fancy me running away from a puny Lion!

如果我正在追一只弱小的狮子，

I'll show him who is fit to be king, he or I."

我一定要让他看看到底谁才适合当万兽之王。”

Just then an immense shadow blotted him out entirely, and the next instant a Lion struck him down with a single blow.

说着，一个巨大的身影把狼挡住了，狮子瞬间就把狼打倒在地

Moral

Do not let your fancy make you forget realities.

寓意：

不要让幻想蒙蔽了事实。