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.; The Ass resolved that he would only live upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.

　　驢聽見蚱蜢啾啾的叫聲，非常高興;和，也想擁有這種美妙的旋律，要求他們靠吃什么，給了他們如此美妙的聲音。他們回答說，露水。驢子便也只以露水為食，并在短時間內死于饑餓。