兩個(gè)士兵一起趕路，途中被一個(gè)強(qiáng)盜所劫。其中一個(gè)士兵馬上逃跑了，另一個(gè)則勇敢地握著劍立在原地，強(qiáng)盜不得不棄他而逃。這時(shí)，那個(gè)膽小的士兵跑過(guò)來(lái)，抽出劍，壯著膽大喝一聲：“他去哪里了？讓我來(lái)對(duì)付他，我要讓他知道面對(duì)的是什么人。”然而，那名勇敢的士兵說(shuō)：“你來(lái)晚了，我的朋友。要是你剛才能來(lái)幫我就好了，即便只是嘴上這樣說(shuō)也好，因?yàn)槲視?huì)受到你這番話(huà)的鼓舞，并且相信這些話(huà)都是真的。而現(xiàn)在，還是請(qǐng)你把劍收好，已經(jīng)沒(méi)有必要再用它了。你只能欺騙其他人，讓人們以為你像雄獅一樣勇敢；而我卻知道，在遇到危險(xiǎn)時(shí)，你會(huì)像兔子一樣落荒而逃。”

　　【兩個(gè)士兵和強(qiáng)盜的故事寓意】

　　兩個(gè)士兵和強(qiáng)盜這篇伊索寓言故事是說(shuō)，有些人在事快要成功或已經(jīng)成功后，企圖把自己打扮成英雄，而在奪取成功的過(guò)程中，他們卻袖手旁觀。

　　【兩個(gè)士兵和強(qiáng)盜的英文版】

　　THE TWO SOLDIERS AND THE ROBBER

　　Two Soldiers travelling together were set upon by a Robber.One of them ran away,but the other stood his ground，and laid about him SO lustily with his sword that the Robber was fain to fly and leave him in peace.When the coast was clear the timid one ran back，and，flourishing his weapon，cried in a threatening voice，“Where is he?Let me get at him.and I’ll soon let him know whom he’S got to deal with.”But the other replied，“You are a little late，my friend：I only wish you had backed me upjust now,even ifyou had done no more than speak，for I should have been encouraged，believing your words to be true.As it is，calm yourself,and put up your sword：there is no further use for it.You may delude others into thinking you’re as brave as a lion：but I know that，at the first sign of danger,you rlln away like a hare.”