One morning when a vixen was taking her babies out of the lair¹, she saw alioness and her cub².

一天清早，雌狐狸带着她的孩子走出巢穴，看见了母狮子和她的孩子。

"Why do you have only one child, dear dame³?" asked the vixen. "Look at my healthy and numerous children here, and imagine, if you are able, how a proud mother should feel."

“为什么你只有一个孩子，夫人?”雌狐狸问，“看我这群健康的孩子，如果有能力，一个骄傲的妈妈应该多养一些孩子。”

The lioness said calmly, "Yes, just look at that beautiful collection. What are they? Foxes! I've only one, but remember, that one is a lion."

母狮平静地说：“是呀，看看这漂亮的一大群，他们都是狐狸！我只有一个，可他毕竟是一头狮子。”