从前有一头驴，它的主人也养了一条哈巴狗。这只狗很受主人的喜爱，主人拍了它几下，说了它几句好话，还从它的盘子里挑出一些好吃的给狗吃。每天这只狗都会跑去迎接主人，欢快地到处蹦蹦跳跳，跳起来舔主人的手和脸。
所有这一切，驴子看在眼里都很不满意（心生嫉妒）。虽然他吃得很好，但他有许多工作要做 。此外，主人几乎没有注意过他。
现在这只吃醋的驴子愚蠢地想，要赢得主人的欢心，他所要做的就是表现得像条狗一样。于是有一天，他离开马厩，迫不及待地噔噔噔地走进屋里。
他发现主人正坐在餐桌旁，便翘起脚后跟，发出一声响亮的嘶叫，在桌子周围轻快地跳来跳去，一边跳一边把桌子弄翻了。然后，他把前脚放在主人的膝盖上，伸出舌头舔主人的脸，就像他看到狗那样。
但是他太重了把椅子弄翻了，驴子和他主人一起滚到桌子上的一堆碎盘子上。主人被驴的奇怪行为吓了一跳，他叫了一声救命，很快引起了仆人们的注意。当他们看到这头笨手笨脚的畜生给主人带来的危险时，便骑上驴，又踢又打地把他赶回厩里。他们把他留在那里，让他为自己的愚蠢行为感到悲哀。
驴回到厩时，几乎被打得半死，它哀叹道 ：这全是我的错,我自作孽啊！ 为什么我不能满足于和我的伙伴们一起劳动，而像那只无用的小狗一样无所事事呢 ？
驴回到厩时，几乎被打得半死，它哀叹道 ：这全是我的错,我自作孽啊！ 为什么我不能满足于和我的伙伴们一起劳动，而像那只无用的小狗一样无所事事呢 ？
在一个人看来是令人愉快的行为，而在另一个人看来却是非常粗鲁无礼的。
寓意：不要试图通过与你的本性和性格相违背的方式来赢得别人的好感。
感发1~~~与其盲目地模仿别人，不如专心致志干好自己的本行。
感发2~~~同样的事情不一定适合于所有的人
感发3~~~只有安分守己才能过上太平的日子
感发4~~~做自己力所能及的事，不要嫉妒别人。
感发5~~~做好独一无二的自己太重要过了
英文版如下：
There was once an Ass whose Master also owned a Lap Dog. This Dog was a favorite and received many a pat and kind word from his Master, as well as choice bits from his plate. Every day the Dog would run to meet the Master, frisking playfully about and leaping up to lick his hands and face.
All this the Ass saw with much discontent. Though he was well fed, he had much work to do; besides, the Master hardly ever took any notice of him.
Now the jealous Ass got it into his silly head that all he had to do to win his Masters favor was to act like the Dog. So one day he left his stable and clattered eagerly into the house.
Finding his Master seated at the dinner table, he kicked up his heels and, with a loud bray, pranced giddily around the table, upsetting it as he did so. Then he planted his forefeet on his Masters knees and rolled out his tongue to lick the Masters face, as he had seen the Dog do. But his weight upset the chair, and Ass and man rolled over together in the pile of broken dishes from the table.
The Master was much alarmed at the strange behavior of the Ass, and calling for help, soon attracted the attention of the servants. When they saw the danger the Master was in from the clumsy beast, they set upon the Ass and drove him with kicks and blows back to the stable. There they left him to mourn the foolishness that had brought him nothing but a sound beating.
The Ass, as he returned to his stall beaten nearly to death, thus lamented: MI have brought it all on myself! Why could I not have been contented to labor with my companions, and not wish to be idle all the day like that useless little lapdog.
Behavior that is regarded as agreeable in one is very rude and impertinent in another.
Do not try to gain favor by acting in a way that is contrary to your own nature and character.
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