AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.

• 一只驴子听到蚱蜢使人陶醉的鸣叫声，他渴望自己也能有这同样迷人的嗓音，奢望着用这么少的食物生存着，还能有这么美妙的嗓音。