Once upon a time một con dê (a goat) was kiếm cỏ (grazing) near her mái lều tranh (master's cottage). All of a sudden, she saw bụi cỏ xanh (green grass) growing trên mái hiên (on the roof) of the cottage. Deciding to enjoy it, she nhảy lên (leaped onto) the roof and started gặm những chồi cỏ non (browsing the green shoots of the grass).

Just then một con sói (a wolf) came there and seeing the goat, miệng của nó (his mouth) started nhỏ dãi (watering). But he was không thể (unable) to get to the roof of the cottage. So, he turned to bỏ đi (go away) to tìm kiếm (look for) some other con mồi (prey).

The goat saw the wolf liếm mép (licking his chops). So, she laughed in her sleeves and looked at him with ánh mắt chế giễu (jeering eyes). The wolf being helpless had tha thứ (to tolerate) this sự nháo báng này(mockery).

While bỏ đi (walking away), the wolf nhìn lại (looked up) and said, "Young lady! Its not you who is chế giễu tao (mocking at me) but it is the height tại chỗ mày đứng (at which you are standing). Chỗ đứng cao của mày (Your high position) has given you lợi thế nhất định (your value)."