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.

　　驴听见蚱蜢啾啾的叫声，非常高兴;和，也想拥有这种美妙的旋律，要求他们靠吃什么，给了他们如此美妙的声音。他们回答说，露水。驴子便也只以露水为食，并在短时间内死于饥饿。