英语童话故事：驴和蚱蜢

　　Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on, to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would only live upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.

　　驴听见蚱蜢啾啾的叫声，非常高兴;和，也想拥有这种美妙的旋律，要求他们靠吃什么，给了他们如此美妙的声音。他们回答说，“露水。驴子便也只以露水为食，并在短时间内死于饥饿。