A Stag fell sick and lay in a clearing in the forest, too weak to move from the spot. When the news of his

illness spread, a number of the other beasts came to inquire after his health, and they one and all nibbled a little

of the grass that grew round the invalid till at last there was not a blade within his reach, xiaogushi8.com In a few

days he began to mend, but was still too feeble to get up and go in search of fodder; and thus he perished

miserably of hunger owing to the thoughtlessness of his friends.
 
译文：
一只生了病的鹿躺在森林里的一片空地上，虚弱得无力挪动。鹿生病的消息四散开来，众多野兽

纷纷前来探望，他们无一例外都会或多或少吃一点鹿身边生长的草。最后，在病鹿周围再也看不到一

片小草了。几天后，鹿的身体虽然开始复原了，但是依然十分虚弱，无法站起来出去找东西吃。终于

，他死了，但并非死于疾病，而是不幸地被饿死了，这都是因为朋友们的不体贴而造成的。