A WOLF saw a Goat feeding at the summit of a steep precipice, where he had no chance of reaching her. —
一只狼看见一只山羊在一个陡峭的悬崖的顶上吃东西，他根本没有机会去找她。 —

He called to her and earnestly begged her to come lower down, lest she fall by some mishap; —
他喊她并且恳求她下来一点，以免出现意外摔倒。 —

and he added that the meadows lay where he was standing, and that the herbage was most tender. —
他还补充说那里是青草地，那里的草最嫩。 —

She replied, “No, my friend, it is not for the pasture that you invite me, but for yourself, who are in want of food.”
她回答道：“不，我的朋友，你邀请我来的不是因为牧场，而是因为你自己需要食物。”