一只蠓蟲偶然發現了公牛頭上的角，便停留在上面很長一段時間。等他歇夠了腳，準備飛走時，對公牛說：“我現在飛走，你不介意吧?”公牛僅僅抬眼看了看，不感興趣地說：“對我來說都一樣。我甚至都沒有注意到你過來，當然也不想知道你什么時候走。”

　　【蠓蟲和公牛的寓意】

　　蠓蟲和公牛這篇寓言故事的寓意是：我們經常自視很重要，可別人往往不這樣看。

　　【蠓蟲和公牛英文版】

　　THE GNAT AND THE BULL

　　A Gnat alighted on one of the horns of a Bull，and remained sitting there for a considerable time When it had re sted sufficiently and was about to fly away，it said to the Bull，“Do you mind if I go now?”The Bull merely raised his eyes and remarked，without interest，“It’s all onc to mc；I didn’t notice when you came，and I shan’t know when you go away”

　　We may often be of more consequence in our own eyes than in the eyes of our neighbors．