A lion demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse him, had a good idea to rid himself of his request, he expressed his willingness to accept him as the suitor of his daughter on one condition, that he should allow him to pull out his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both. The lion cheerfully agreed to the suggestion; when, however, he repeated his request, the woodcutter, no longer afraid, beat him with his walking stick, and drove him away into the forest.
    一頭獅子向一個樵夫的女兒求婚，她父親不答應(yīng)，可又害怕而不敢拒絕。忽然，他想到一個好主意，可避免他的求婚。他表示愿意將自己的女兒許配給獅子為妻，但有一個條件，拔掉獅子的牙齒，砍掉獅子的爪子，因為他的女兒害怕這兩樣?xùn)|西。獅子愉快地接受了這個條件。然而，當獅子回頭再來求婚時，樵夫不再害怕了，用手杖打他，并將他趕到叢林中去了。