One hot day a stag came to a lake to drink, and saw his own shadow in the water.

"How beautiful my antlers（鹿角） are! But I'm very sorry my legs are very thin and ugly," said he to himself. Just then he saw a lion coming toward him. He ran away as fast as fast as he could, and the lion could not catch him. "Oh, how thankful I am for my good, long legs! These legs have saved my life," he said.

But when he came to a thick wood, his antlers caught in the branches of a tree. He tried to free himself from the branches, but he could not.

At last the lion found the stag and caught him, and killed him.