【獅子和公牛的寓言故事】

　　獅子看見牛群中有一頭體態肥碩的公牛在吃草，便思忖著用什么方法能讓公牛受騙上當。于是，獅子對公牛說自己殺了一只羊，并問他是否愿意賞光，和自己共同分享這只羊。公牛接受了邀請，咀是當公牛向著獅子的巢穴走時，只看到了燉鍋和水，根本沒看見羊的痕跡。于是，他一聲不吭地轉身走了。獅子在他身后大喊，帶著受傷的語氣詢問原因，而公牛則轉身說：“我的理由很充分，一看到你準備的那些東西，我就驚呆了，那個受害者可能不是一只羊，而是一頭公牛。”

　　【獅子和公牛的故事寓意】

　　獅子和公牛的這篇寓言故事說明了：那些聰明的人能從蛛絲馬跡中識破壞人的陰謀詭計。

　　【獅子和公牛的英文版】

　　THE LION AND THE BULL

　　A Lion saw a fine fat Bull pasturing among a herd of cattle and cast about for some means of getting him into his clutches；SO he sent him word that he was sacrificing a sheep，and asked if he would do him the honour of dining with him.The Bull accepted the invitation，but，on arriving at the Lion’S den，he saw a great array of saucepans and spits，but no sign of a sheep；SO he turned on his heel and walked quietly away The Lion called after him in an injured tone to ask the reason，and the Bull tamed round and said，“I have reason enough.When i saw all your preparations it struck tile at once that the victim was to be a Bull and not a sheep.”