A CROW having stolen a bit of meat, perched in a tree and held it in her beak. —-
一只乌鸦偷了一块肉，停在树上用嘴叼着。 —-

A Fox, seeing this, longed to possess the meat himself, and by a wily stratagem succeeded. —-
一只狐狸看见了，渴望自己能够得到这块肉，通过一个狡猾的策略成功了。 —-

“How handsome is the Crow,” he exclaimed, in the beauty of her shape and in the fairness of her complexion! —-
“这只乌鸦真漂亮,”他赞叹道，赞美她的体态和肤色的美丽！ —-

Oh, if her voice were only equal to her beauty, she would deservedly be considered the Queen of Birds! —-
“如果她的声音能与她的美貌相符的话，她应该被认为是鸟类的王后！” —-

This he said deceitfully; —-
他是虚伪地说的； —-

but the Crow, anxious to refute the reflection cast upon her voice, set up a loud caw and dropped the flesh. —-
但是乌鸦为了反驳对她声音的贬低，发出了一声大声的乌鸦叫声而丢下了肉。 —-

The Fox quickly picked it up, and thus addressed the Crow: —-
狐狸迅速捡起肉，然后对乌鸦说道： —-

“My good Crow, your voice is right enough, but your wit is wanting.”
“我的好乌鸦，你的声音还可以，但是你的智慧有欠缺。”