Once upon a time, A lion saw a huge ox eating grass by the river. The lion thought, "This ox looks so fat and meaty! Just look at those plump legs. What a delicious meal he would be!" The lion thought he had a clever plan to trick the ox. So, he ran back to his cave, and prepared a copper pot and a big metal fork. He planned to wait for the ox to enter his trap and eat the ox when he was not paying attention.

The lion came to the river and told the ox, "Mr. Ox, I want to invite you to my house for dinner. I have prepared a delicious feast." The ox replied, "Why would you invite me to your house for no reason?" The lion smiled and said, "I want to be your friend." The ox found it rather strange, but he agreed to go to the lion's house for dinner.

The ox followed the lion to the entrance of the cave. The lion rushed inside, but the ox stood at the entrance and looked inside. He saw that the table was empty, but there was a copper pot in the fireplace, and a big metal fork next to the table. The ox knew that something was wrong, and he left without a word. When the lion discovered that the ox had left, he ran after the ox and asked, "Why did you leave without saying anything?" The ox replied, "I left because you did not want to share your dinner with me. You invited me to your house to be your dinner." After speaking, the wise ox walked quickly away to safety.

　　有一次，獅子剛好看到一隻又大又壯的公牛在河邊吃草，心裡想著：「看看他那又肥又肉的身體，還有那圓滾滾的四肢，我的口水都快流下來了。」獅子自以為想到一個好辦法，可以騙公牛上當。於是，他先趕回家準備好銅盆和大鐵叉，等著公牛走進他設好的陷阱，打算趁著公牛不注意的時候把他吃掉。

　　接下來，獅子走到河邊對公牛說：「公牛先生，我想邀請你到我家吃飯，我準備好了豐盛的大餐。」公牛看著獅子說：「你為什麼無緣無故想請我吃飯呢？」獅子笑著說：「因為我想要和你做好朋友。」公牛雖然覺得怪怪地，不過還是答應了。

　　公牛跟著獅子走到山洞口，獅子衝進山洞裡，公牛站在山洞口觀察裡面的情形，發現餐桌上根本沒有豐盛的大餐，只有在旁邊擺好了正在生火的銅盆和大鐵叉。公牛覺得情形不對勁，就一聲不吭地走了。獅子發現公牛離開後，就追出來責問他說：「為什麼一句話都不說就走了？」公牛回答說：「我這麼做是有道理的，因為我看出你準備的大餐，並不是請我吃飯，而是準備要讓我來當你的大餐。」公牛說完就快步離開。