一條蛇因為人類和其他野獸的踐踏常常生活在水深火熱之中，部分原因是他的身體過長，另一部分原因是他無法離開地面。于是，他便跑去向朱庇特抱怨自己所暴露出的危險。可是，朱庇特卻不怎幺同情他。朱庇特說：“如果你咬了第一個踐踏你的人，其他人就不再敢冒險這樣做了。”

　　【蛇和朱庇特的故事寓意】

　　蛇和朱庇特的寓言故事告訴了我們，很多時候我們做事都要邁出第一步才知道未來怎么樣。

　　【蛇和朱庇特的英文版】

　　THE SNAKE AND JUPITER

　　A Snake suffered a good deal from being constantly trodden upon by man and beast，owing partly to the length of his body and partly to his being unable to raise himself above the surface of the ground：SO he went and complained to Jupiter about the risks to which he was exposed But Jupiter had little sympathy for him.“I dare say,”said he.“that if you had bitten the first that trod on you，the others would have taken more trouble to look where they put their feet.”