狮子看见牛群中有一头体态肥硕的公牛在吃草，便思忖着用什么方法能让公牛受骗上当。于是，狮子对公牛说自己杀了一只羊，并问他是否愿意赏光，和自己共同分享这只羊。公牛接受了邀请，咀是当公牛向着狮子的巢穴走时，只看到了炖锅和水，根本没看见羊的痕迹。于是，他一声不吭地转身走了。狮子在他身后大喊，带着受伤的语气询问原因，而公牛则转身说：“我的理由很充分，一看到你准备的那些东西，我就惊呆了，那个受害者可能不是一只羊，而是一头公牛。”
【狮子和公牛的故事寓意】
狮子和公牛的这篇寓言故事说明了：那些聪明的人能从蛛丝马迹中识破坏人的阴谋诡计。
【狮子和公牛的英文版】
THE LION AND THE BULL
A Lion saw a fine fat Bull pasturing among a herd of cattle and cast about for some means of getting him into his clutches；SO he sent him word that he was sacrificing a sheep，and asked if he would do him the honour of dining with him.The Bull accepted the invitation，but，on arriving at the Lion’S den，he saw a great array of saucepans and spits，but no sign of a sheep；SO he turned on his heel and walked quietly away The Lion called after him in an injured tone to ask the reason，and the Bull tamed round and said，“I have reason enough.When i saw all your preparations it struck tile at once that the victim was to be a Bull and not a sheep.”