農夫給他的公牛和驢一起套上牛軛，然后趕著它們下地犁田。這是一個糟糕的臨時組合，但農夫已經盡力了，因為他只有一頭公牛。干了一天活后，牲口被主人從牛軛里解放出來，驢對牛說：“我們可是度過了艱難的一天，我們兩個當中，誰載著主人回家呢？”聽了驢的話，牛似乎很驚訝，“怎么這么問呢，”他說，“當然是你，像往常一樣。”

　　【農夫、驢和公牛的故事寓意】

　　農夫、驢和公牛這篇寓言故事寓意是：有些事情是人人都可以做的，但是有些事情是只有一些人可以做的。

　　【農夫、驢和公牛的英文版】

　　THE PLOUGHMAN, THE ASS, AND THE OX

　　A Ploughman yoked his Ox and his Ass together, and set to work to plough his field. It was a poor makeshift of a team, but it was the best he could do, as he had but a single Ox. At the end of the day, when the beasts were loosed from the yoke, the Ass said to the Ox, “Well,we’ve had a hard day: which of us is to carry the master home?” The Ox looked surprised at the question. “Why,” said he, “you, to be sure, as usual.”