A WEASEL, inactive from age and infirmities, was not able to catch mice as he once did. —
一只年老瘦弱的黄鼠狼因年迈和体弱无法像以前那样捕捉老鼠了。 —

He therefore rolled himself in flour and lay down in a dark corner. —
于是，它便滚满面粉躺在一个黑暗的角落里。 —

A Mouse, supposing him to be food, leaped upon him, and was instantly caught and squeezed to death. —
一只老鼠以为它是食物，便跳到它身上，却立刻被抓住并勒死。 —

Another perished in a similar manner, and then a third, and still others after them. —
又一只老鼠同样地遭了同样的命运，然后是第三只，以及之后的其他老鼠。 —

A very old Mouse, who had escaped many a trap and snare, observed from a safe distance the trick of his crafty foe and said, “Ah! —
一只非常老的老鼠，曾经躲过许多陷阱和圈套，从一个安全的距离观察到了这个狡猾敌人的伎俩，说道：“啊！ —

you that lie there, may you prosper just in the same proportion as you are what you pretend to be!”
你就躺在那里吧，愿你成功的程度与你所假装的一样！”