a horse, proud of his fine trappings, e broken-winded, was sent by his owner to the farm. the ass, seeing him drawing a dungcart, thus derided him: "where, o boaster, are now all thy gay trappings, thou who are thyself reduced to the condition you so lately treated with contempt? "

马得意扬扬地到处炫耀自己华美的配饰。他看到一头驮着重物的驴子在大路上艰难地前进，就嘲笑他:“你行动真是艰难啊！我真想狠狠地踢你几脚！”驴子没有搭理他，只是默默地向天神祷告。没过多久，马就患病了，被赶到农田里干活。看着拉着粪车的马，驴子就取笑他:“嗨。吹牛的人，你的精美的配饰哪里去了呢？你怎么会沦落到这种地步呢？”

不能因一时的荣华就不可一世。