A Crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece of cheese in her beak when a Fox observed her

一只乌鸦坐在树枝上，嘴里叼着一块奶酪，这时一只狐狸发现了她，

and set his wits to work to discover some way of getting the cheese.

然后绞尽脑汁思考怎么弄到乌鸦嘴里的奶酪。

Coming and standing under the tree he looked up and said,

他走到树下，站在那里，抬头一看，说道：

"What a noble bird I see above me! Her beauty is without equal, the hue of her plumage exquisite.

“我看到一只多么高贵的鸟在我头顶啊！她的美丽无与伦比，她的羽毛色泽艳丽。

If only her voice is as sweet as her looks are fair, she ought without doubt to be Queen of the Birds."

只要她的声音像她的容貌一样甜美，她就一定会成为鸟中之王。”

The Crow was hugely flattered by this, and just to show the Fox that she could sing she gave a loud caw.

乌鸦听了受宠若惊，为了让狐狸知道她会唱歌，她大声地叫了一声。

Down came the cheese, of course, and the Fox, snatching it up, said,

奶酪随之掉了下来，狐狸把它抓了起来，说：

"You have a voice, madam, I see: what you want is wits."

“女士，我听出来您有一副好声音；然而您更需要的是智慧。”