The Wolf and the Lion

    The Wolf and the Lion
A wolf，roaming by the mountain's side，saw his own shadow，as the sun was setting，become greatly extended and magnified，and he said to himself，“Why should I being of such an immense size，and extending nearly an acre in length，be afraid of the lion？Ought I not to be acknowledged as King of all the collected beasts？”While he was indulging in these proud thoughts，a lion fell upon him，and killed him．He exclaimed with a too－late repentance，“Wretched me！This over-estimation of myself is the cause of my destruction．”
    Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ① When the sun was setting a wolf saw its own shadow become extended and magnified．② A wolf said to all the animals he was not afraid of the lion and should be king of all the collected beasts．③ When a lion fell upon the wolf，they fought bitterly with each other．④ This over－estimation of himself is the cause of the wolf's destruction．回答下列问题：
    ① When the wolf saw his shadow becoming extended and magni－fied， what did he say？
    ② What did we learn from this fable¹？

1 fable   

n.寓言；童话；神话

参考例句：

• The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
• He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。