a mule, frolicsome from lack of work and from too much corn, galloped about in a very extravagant manner, and said to himself: "my father surely was a high-mettled racer, and i am his own child in speed and spirit." on the next day, being driven a long journey, and feeling very wearied, he exclaimed in a disconsolate tone: "i must have made a mistake; my father, after all, could have been only an ass."

一头刚刚饱餐一顿又无所事事的骡子洋洋得意地奔跑起来，还自言自语:“我的父亲一定是一匹高大、勇敢的马，作为他的儿子我遗传了他的速度和品行。【漫客文学】”到了第二天，干了一天活的骡子早已筋疲力尽。他闷闷不乐地说:“我想我搞错了，我的父亲很有可能是一头驴子。”