Amouseoncetookabiteoutofabull'stailashelaydozing.Thebulljumpedupinarageand,withhisheadlowtotheground,chasedthemouserightacrosstheyard.Themousewastooquickforhim,however,andslippedeasilyintoaholeinthewall.

　　Thebullchargedthewallfuriouslyagainandagain,butalthoughhebruisedhisheadandchippedhishorns,themousestayedsafelyinsidehishole.Afteratimethebullgaveupandsankdowntorestagain.

　　Assoonasthebullwasasleep,thelittlemousecrepttothemouthofthehole,patteredacrosstheyard,bitthebullagain--thistimeonthenose--andrushedbacktosafety.Asthebullroaredhelplesslythemousesqueaked:

　　"It'snotalwaysthebigpeoplewhocomeoffbest.Sometimesthesmalloneswin,youknow."

　　老鼠和公牛

　　有一次,公牛躺着打盹,一只老鼠咬了他的尾巴.公牛怒气冲冲地跳起来,低着头追老鼠,一直追过院子.然而,老鼠跑得比他快多了,从容地钻到墙洞里去了.

　　公牛一次又一次地猛撞墙壁,尽管头撞肿了,角撞裂了,老鼠却安然待在洞里.过了一会儿,公牛不撞了,倒下歇着.

　　公牛刚睡着,小老鼠就爬到洞口,嗒嗒地跑过院子,又咬了公牛一口这回咬了鼻子又跑回安全的地方去.当公牛毫无办法地吼叫时,老鼠吱吱叫道：

　　"大人物并不总占上风.有时小人物也会取胜."