Every day he killed and ate a lot of animals.

他每天都要殺死並吃掉很多動物。

The other animals were afraid the lion would kill them all.

其他動物害怕獅子會把它們都殺死。

The animals told the lion, let's make a deal.

動物們對獅子說，我們來做個交易吧。

If you promise to eat only one animal each day, then one of us will come to you every day.

如果你保證每天只吃一種動物，那麼我們中的一個人就會每天來找你。

Then you don't have to hunt and kill us.

那你就不用獵殺我們了。

The plan sounded well thought out to the lion, so he agreed.

在獅子看來，這個計劃很周全，所以他同意了。

But he also said, if you don't come every day, I promise to kill all of you the next day.

但他也說，如果你們每天都不來，我保證第二天就把你們都殺了。

Each day after that, one animal went to the lion so that the lion could eat it.

之後的每一天，都有一隻動物去找獅子，讓獅子吃掉它。

Then all the other animals were safe.

這樣，其他動物就都安全了。

Finally, it was the rabbit's turn to go to the lion.

最後，輪到兔子去找獅子了。

The rabbit went very slowly that day, so the lion was angry when the rabbit finally arrived.

那天，兔子走得很慢，所以當兔子終於到達時，獅子很生氣。

The lion angrily asked the rabbit, Why are you late?

獅子生氣地問兔子：你為什麼遲到了？

I was hiding from another lion in the forest.

我在森林裡躲避另一隻獅子。

That lion said he was the king, so I was afraid.

那頭獅子說他是國王，所以我很害怕。

The lion told the rabbit, I am the only king here.

獅子對兔子說，我是這裡唯一的國王。

Take me to that other lion, and I will kill him.

帶我去找另一頭獅子，我要殺了它。

The rabbit replied, I will be happy to show you where he lives.

兔子回答說，我很樂意帶你去看他住的地方。

The rabbit led the lion to an old well in the middle of the forest.

兔子帶著獅子來到森林中間的一口古井旁。

The well was very deep with water at the bottom.

井很深，井底有水。

The rabbit told the lion, Look in there.

兔子對獅子說，看裡面。

The lion lives at the bottom.

獅子住在底部。

When the lion looked in the well, he could see his own face in the water.

當獅子往井裡看時，他能看到自己的臉在水裡。

He thought that was the other lion.

他以為那是另一頭獅子。

Without waiting another moment, the lion jumped into the well to attack the other lion.

獅子沒有多等一會兒，就跳進井裡攻擊另一隻獅子。

He never came out.

他從未出來過。

All of the other animals in the forest were very pleased with the rabbit's clever trick.

森林裡的其他動物都對兔子的聰明才智感到非常高興。