The Wolf and the Lion

A WOLF, having stolen a lamb from a fold, was carrying him off to his lair. A Lion met him in the path, and seizing the lamb, took it from him. Standing at a safe distance, the Wolf exclaimed, “You have unrighteously taken that which was mine from me!” To which the Lion jeeringly replied, “It was righteously yours, eh? The gift of a friend?”

囲いから子ヒツジを盗んだオオカミが、それをねぐらへ運んでいた。そのとちゅうでライオンに出会い、ライオンは子ヒツジをつかんでオオカミから奪ってしまった。オオカミは安全なところまで離れて立ち、叫んだ。「おれのものを不正に奪いやがって！」これにライオンはあざけって答えた。「正当におまえのものだったというのかね？友だちからの贈り物とでも？」