An Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew."
驴子听见蚱蜢唱歌，被美妙动听的歌声所打动，自己也想能发出同样悦耳动听的声音，便羡慕地问他们吃些什么，才能发出如此美妙的声音来。蚱蜢答道：“吃露水。” 内容来自dedecms
The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
驴子便也只吃露水，没多久就饿死了。
这个英语小故事告诉人们不要企望非份之物。
