被青草和其他東西所吸引的一只小山羊，爬到屋外的草棚頂上。就在他四處觀望時，看見一只狼從底下經過，便嘲笑他抓不到自己。狼只是抬眼看了一下，說道：“嘿，伙計，笑話我的可不是你，而是你所處的地勢?！?/p>

　　【站在屋頂的小山羊與狼的寓意】

　　站在屋頂的小山羊與狼這篇寓言小故事告訴了我們：地勢與天機常常給人勇氣去與強者抗爭。

　　【站在屋頂的小山羊與狼的英文版】

　　THE KID ON THE HOUSETOP

　　A Kid climbed up on to the roof of an outhouse, attracted by the grass and other things that grew in the thatch; and as he stood there browsing away, he caught sight of a Wolf passing below, and jeered at him because he couldn’t reach him. The Wolf only looked up and said, “I hear you, my young friend; but it is not you who mock me, but the roof on which you are standing.”