an ass, having put on the lion''s skin, roaing upon a fox, he tried to frighten him also, but the fox no sooner heard the sound of his voice than he exclaimed, "i might possibly have been frightened myself, if i had not heard your bray."

一头驴子，偶然间找到一张狮子皮，就披上它在森林里四处闲逛，看到那些被他吓得惊慌逃窜的无知的小动物们，驴子就哈哈大笑起来。最后，他遇到了一只狐狸，也想吓唬他一下，但是狐狸一下子就听出了驴子的声音，就对他说:“请相信，如果我不是听出了你的声音，我真会被你吓坏的！”

漂亮的外衣可以包装傻瓜，但蠢话总会露出马脚。