One upon a time a
lion and a bear caught and killed a goat. They had a quarrel over it.
“It is mine,” said
the bear. “I caught it with my strong paws.”
“It is not yours. It
is mine,” said the lion. “I killed it with my strong jaws.”
Then they began to
fight over it. They ran up and down the hill, under and over the fallen trees,
in and out of the forest. They bit and scratched with their strength, but no
one could overcome the other.
At last they both
were tired out and could fight no longer. They lay upon the ground, panting and
looking at each other.
A fox who was passing
by at the time saw them with a dead goat near by. She ran up to them, took the
goat home and ate it up.
Terjemahan :
Beruang dan singa
Suatu ketika seekor
singa dan seekor beruang menangkap dan mebunuh seekor kambing. Mereka pun
berdebat.
“Ini milikku,” kata
beruang “Saya menagkapnya dengan kekuatan cakarku.”
“itu bukan milikmu.
Itu milikku,” kata singa. “Saya membunuhnya dengan kekuatan rahangku.”
Mereka pun mulai
bertengkar. Mereka saling kejar naik turun bukit melewati bawah dan atas batang
pohon tumbang, keluar dan masuk hutan. Mereka saling menggigit dan mencakar
dengan kekuatan mereka yang mereka miliki, tapi tidak ada yang mampu mengalahkan
satu sama lain.
Dan pada akhirnya
mereka berdu letih dan tidak bias berkelahi lagi. Mereka berbaring dengan nafas
terengah-engah dan saling melihat.
Pada saat yang
bersamaan tiba-tiba seekor rubah lewat dan melihat mereka bersama seekor
kambing mati di dekatnya. Dia pun mendekat, dan membawa pergi
kambing tersebut.