A CROW in great want of food saw a Serpent asleep in a sunny nook, and flying down, greedily seized him. —
一只饥饿的乌鸦发现一只在阳光明媚的角落里睡着的蛇，迅速下降，并贪婪地抓住了它。 —

The Serpent, turning about, bit the Crow with a mortal wound. —
蛇绕过来咬了乌鸦一口致命的伤。 —

In the agony of death, the bird exclaimed: “O unhappy me! —
在死亡的痛苦中，乌鸦呼喊道：“哦，我不幸啊！在我认为是个幸运的意外中，竟然找到了我毁灭的源泉。” —

who have found in that which I deemed a happy windfall the source of my destruction.”
乌鸦发出了哀号：“我竟然在我认为是好运的收获中，找到了我的毁灭的根源。”