A CRAB, forsaking the seashore, chose a neighboring green meadow as its feeding ground. —
一只螃蟹离开海岸，选择了附近的绿色牧场作为觅食地。 —

A Fox came across him, and being very hungry ate him up. —
一只狐狸碰巧遇见他，因饥饿而吃掉了他。 —

Just as he was on the point of being eaten, the Crab said, “I well deserve my fate, for what business had I on the land, when by my nature and habits I am only adapted for the sea?’
正当螃蟹即将被吃掉时，他说道：“我活该，因为根据我的天性和习性，我怎么能在陆地上呢？”

Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.
对我们的现状感到满足是幸福的一个元素。