A MAN and a Lion traveled together through the forest. They soon began to boast of their respective superiority to each other in strength and prowess. As they were disputing, they passed a statue carved in stone, which represented"a Lion strangled by a Man." The traveler pointed to it and said: "See there! How strong we are, and how we prevail over even the king of beasts." The Lion replied: "This statue was made by one of you men. If we Lions knew how to erect statues, you would see the Man placed under the paw of the Lion."
One story is good, till another is told.
人和狮子在森林里同行。没过多久，他们就开始互相吹嘘自己无与伦比的力量及权力。争论不休时，他们看到了一块石碑，上面刻着：狮子被人类制服。人指着这块石碑向狮子炫耀道：“你看到了吧，人类是多么伟大。我们可以战胜森林之王！”狮子轻蔑地反驳说：“如果狮子会雕刻的话，那么你也会看到刻着‘人被狮子踩在脚下’的石碑！”
新故事开讲，旧故事减色。