【Ｔｈｅ Ｌｉｏｎ，Ｊｕｐｉｔｅｒ，ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ Ｅｌｅｐｈａｎｔ】The and the bank
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THE LION wearied Jupiter with his frequent complaints. “It is true , O Jupiter!” he said, “that I am gigantic in strength, hand-some in shape, and powerful in attack. I have jaws well provided with teeth, and feet furnished with claws, and I lord it over all the beasts of the forest, and what a disgrace it is, that being such as I am, I should be frightened by the crowing of a cook.” Jupiter replied, “Why do you blame me without a cause? I have given you all the attributes which I possess myself, and your courage never fails you except in this one instance.” On hearing this the Lion groaned and lamented very much and, reproaching himself with his cowardice, wished that he might die. As these thoughts passed through his mind, he met an Elephant and came close to hold a conversation with him. After a time he observed that the Elephant shook his ears very often, and he inquired what was the matter and why his ears moved with such a tremor every now and then. Just at that moment a Gnat settled on the head of the Elephant, and he replied, “Do you see that little buzzing insect? If it enters my ear, my fate is sealed. I should die presently.” The Lion said, “Well, since so huge a beast is afraid of a tiny gnat, I will no more complain, nor wish myself dead. I find myself, even as I am, better of than the Elephant.”
狮子，朱庇特和大象
有一头狮子，常常向朱庇特诉苦。“哦，朱庇特！”他说，“没错，我的确力大无穷，仪表堂堂，作战勇猛。我还嘴生锐齿，脚长利爪，在森林百兽中称王称霸。可是，我这么了不起，为啥一听公鸡叫就害怕？这也太丢脸了。”朱庇特说：“你干吗怪我？这事跟我可没什么关系。我把所有优点都给了你，你的英勇无往不胜，只不过有这么一个例外而已。”听到这里，狮子连声哀叹，难过极了，暗骂自己是个胆小鬼，还不如死了好。正这么想着，他遇到一头大象，就凑上去跟他说话。过了一会儿，狮子发现大象总是摇晃耳朵，就问他出了什么事，干吗老是不时地晃耳朵。就在这时，一只小蚊子忽然飞到大象头上，于是，大象回答：“你看见了这只嗡嗡叫的小虫子了吧？要是它钻到我耳朵里，那我就完了。用不了多久，我就得蹬腿。”狮子听了，说道：“哈，连他那么大的动物，还怕小小的蚊子，我还有啥可抱怨的，也用不着去寻死了。我发现，我比大象强呀。”
