一隻蠓蟲偶然發現了公牛頭上的角，便停留在上面很長一段時間。等他歇夠了腳，準備飛走時，對公牛説：“我現在飛走，你不介意吧?”公牛僅僅抬眼看了看，不感興趣地説：“對我來説都一樣。我甚至都沒有注意到你過來，當然也不想知道你什麼時候走。”
【蠓蟲和公牛的寓意】
蠓蟲和公牛這篇寓言故事的寓意是：我們經常自視很重要，可別人往往不這樣看。
【蠓蟲和公牛英文版】
THE GNAT AND THE BULL
A Gnat alighted on one of the horns of a Bull，and remained sitting there for a considerable time When it had re sted sufficiently and was about to fly away，it said to the Bull，“Do you mind if I go now?”The Bull merely raised his eyes and remarked，without interest，“It’s all onc to mc；I didn’t notice when you came，and I shan’t know when you go away”
We may often be of more consequence in our own eyes than in the eyes of our neighbors．
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