a weasel, inactive from age and infirmities, was not able to catch mice as he once did. he therefore rolled himself in flour and lay down in a dark corner. a mouse, supposing him to be food, leaped upon him, and was instantly caught and squeezed to death. another perished in a similar manner, and then a third,and still others after them. a very old mouse, who had escaped many a trap and snare, observed from a safe distance the trick of his crafty foe and said, "ah! you that lie there, may you prosper just in the same proportion as you are what you pretend to be!"

有一只黄鼠狼，随着年龄的增大，逐渐力不从心，捕捉不到猎物了。【【快穿】病娇修罗场警告】他想到了一个不错的办法。首先，他来到一个存放面粉的地方，然后躺在一个黑暗的角落里。一只想要偷吃面粉的老鼠进入了他的视野。由于这只老鼠没有丝毫防备，因此黄鼠狼一下子就把他抓住了，接着饱餐了一顿。就这样，他成功地抓获了第二只、第三只，以至更多的老鼠。

有一只经验非常丰富、成功躲过很多陷阱的老鼠从远处看到了他——狡猾的敌人，对他说:“啊，原来你在这里啊！你之所以能成功就是因为你做了这样的伪装啊！”

身体的力量削弱时，就只能依靠头脑的计策了。