AN ASS congratulated a Horse on being so ungrudgingly and carefully provided for, while he himself had scarcely enough to eat and not even that without hard work. —
驴子祝贺一匹马, 因为马得到了如此慷慨和精心的照顾， 而他自己几乎没有足够的食物吃，甚至没有食物，还不得不努力工作。 —

But when war broke out, a heavily armed soldier mounted the Horse, and riding him to the charge, rushed into the very midst of the enemy. —
但是当战争爆发时，一名身披重甲的士兵骑上了这匹马，骑着他奔向战场的中心。 —

The Horse was wounded and fell dead on the battlefield. —
马受伤倒在了战场上，不久后死亡。 —

Then the Ass, seeing all these things, changed his mind, and commiserated the Horse.
于是，驴子看到了这一切，改变了自己的想法，并对马表示同情。