An ass congratulated a horse on being so ungrudgingly and carefully provided for,while he himself had scarcely enough to eat and not even that without hard work.But when war broke out, a heavily armed soldier mounted the horse,and riding him to the charge,rudhed into the very midst of the enemy.The horse was wounded and fell dead on the battlefield.Then the ass,seeing all these things, changed his mind,and commiserated the horse.
驴子看到马被精心照料喂养，而自己不仅整天饿着肚子，还得干重活，不禁感叹命运的不公。可是不久战争爆发了，马被派去载着全副武装的士兵，冲锋陷阵，深入敌人的腹地。最后战马终于受伤倒地，战死沙场。看到并感受到从头到尾发生在他与马身上的一切变故，驴子改变了自己原来的看法，甚至可怜起战马来。
