A horse and an ass were traveling together. The horse was prancing along in its beautiful trappings, but the ass was carrying the heavy weight in its saddlebags.
"I wish I were you," sighed the ass. "You have nothing to do, and wear such a beautiful harness."
The next day there was a great battle. The horse was badly wounded in the final charge.
The ass passed and saw the dying horse. "I was wrong," said the ass."Safety is much more important than beautiful clothes."
譯文：
馬和驢一起旅行，馬拉著輕便的車輕鬆地前行，而驢馱著很重的鞍囊走路。
“我多希望我是你，”驢感嘆道，“你什麼也不用做，卻佩帶這么漂亮的馬具。”
後來爆發了一場戰爭，馬在最後的衝鋒中不幸身受重傷。
驢從將要死去的馬身邊經過。“我錯了，”驢說，“安全比漂亮的衣服更重要。”