One day a fox fell into a well, and try as he would, he could not get out. As he was trying to think what to do next, a goat came by, looking for some water.
'Friend fox!' called the goat. 'How do you find the water down there?'
'It is as good as any water could be,' said the fox. 'You would do well to come down and see for yourself.' 'That I will,' said the goat, and he jumped down into the well.
As the goat put his head down to try the water, the fox jumped up on his back. One more jump, and he was out of the well.
'Just a minute!' called the goat, when he saw what was happening. 'How am I going to get out of here?'
'You should have thought of that before you jumped down,' said the fox. 'Next time look before you leap!' And he went on his merry way.
一天，一只狐狸掉进了井里，无论他怎么想办法，他都出不来。正当他努力想着接下来该怎么办时，一只山羊走过来找水喝。
“狐狸老兄！”山羊叫他，“你觉得下面的水怎么样啊？”
“这里的水比任何其他地方的水都好喝。”狐狸说，“你最好下来自己尝尝。”
“我会的，”山羊说着跳进了井里。 当山羊低下头尝水时，狐狸跳到他背上。再一跳，他跳出了水井。
“等一下！”当山羊看到发生的事情后，他喊起来。“我怎么出去啊？”
“你跳下来之前就应该想好的。”狐狸说，“下次你跳之前要看清楚。”然后他愉快地上路了。