Itstruttedaboutproudlyandsawafencebuiltwithbambooandwoodinfront,whichblockeditsway.Itcastasidelongglanceatthefence,lowereditsneckandlungedatthefence,hopingtoknockitdown.Thefenceremainedintactbuttheraminjureditsownhorns.
Ifithadnotinjureditshorns,theramwouldhavepersistedobstinatelyinbuttingagainstthefence,evenagainstthespokesofawheeluntilitbledwithafracturedskull.
Asaresult,withitshornscaughtinthefence,theramcouldneitheradvancenorretreatbutbleathelplessly.
一头长得非常雄壮的公羊的头上，挺立着一对粗大的犄角。
公羊骄傲地踱着步，看见前面有一道竹木编成的篱笆挡住了它的去路。公羊斜着眼睛看看，便弯下脖子呼的一声撞上去，想把篱笆撞倒。结果篱笆纹丝不动，它反把自己的犄角碰伤了。
假如公羊没有碰伤犄角的话，那么它还会一个劲儿地撞下去，甚至向车轮的辐条上撞去，直到头破血流为止。
结果呢?公羊的犄角被篱笆夹住，进也不得，退也不得，只能“咩咩”不停地叫唤。
Onceuponatime,therewasamanwhowantedtostealhisneighbor’sdoorbell.However,heknewclearlythatthebellwouldringandcatchtheotherpeople’sattentionaslongashetouchedthebell.Sohethoughthardandsuddenlyhitonaclever“idea”.Hepluggedhisearswithsomething,thinkingthateverythingwouldgowellwhenhestolethebell.Unfortunatelytohisdisappointment,thebellstillrangloudlyandhewascaughtonthespotasathief.
掩耳盗铃
从前，有一个人想偷邻居门上的铃，但是他知道一碰到铃，铃就会响起来，被人发现。他想啊想，终于他想出一个“妙极”，他把自己的耳朵用东西塞起来，就听不见铃声了。但是当他去偷铃时，铃声仍旧响起来，他被别人当场抓住。
abatwhofelluponthegroundandwascaughtbyaweaselpleadedtobesparedhislife.theweaselrefused,sayingthathewasbynaturetheenemyofallbirds.thebatassuredhimthathewasnotabird,butamouse,andthuswassetfree.shortlyafterwardsthebatagainfelltothegroundandwascaughtbyanotherweasel,whomhelikewiseentreatednottoeathim.theweaselsaidthathehadaspecialhostilitytomice.thebatassuredhimthathewasnotamouse,butabat,andthusasecondtimeescaped.
moral：itiswisetoturncircumstancestogoodaccount.
一只蝙蝠坠落到地上，被黄鼠狼叼去，他请求饶命。黄鼠狼拒绝了，说他生来就是鸟类的天敌。蝙蝠向他保证他不是一只鸟，而是一只老鼠，于是就被放了出来。不一会儿，蝙蝠又掉到地上，被另一只黄鼠狼捉住了，他请求讨饶。黄鼠狼说他特别恨老鼠。蝙蝠向他保证自己不是老鼠，而是一只蝙蝠，因此第二次逃走了。
寓意：我们遇事要随机应变方能避免危险。