In the jungle of Maluba there lived a fly called Mozzie, and Mozzie could roar（吼叫） like a lion. He discovered his special ability while still very young, and as he grew up he traveled to the farthest reaches of Maluba, where no one would know him.
鲁巴丛林里住着一只叫蚊子的苍蝇。蚊子可以像狮子一样叫。当他还是个孩子的时候，他就发现自己有这种特殊的能力。长大后，他去了马鲁巴的最远端，那里没有人认识他。
As soon as he arrived he would let rip （无拘无束行事）with his petrifying roar, moving here and there, frightening everyone. He would always use the same method, hiding behind bushes, and letting out a threatening roar; then he would quickly fly behind his victim and roar once again.
一到地方就大肆咆哮，所到之处都让人人心惶惶。每次都是躲在灌木丛后面大叫吓唬别人，然后飞到他们后面再大叫。任何听到吼声的人都会以为是狮子，根本不会有人注意到一只微小的苍蝇。
Expecting to see a terrifying lion, no one noticed the little fly, who repeated his tricks time and again while making fun of his victims, saying: “You'll never see me. I am Leon, the fastest and strongest creature in the jungle.” “See? I could destroy you with one swipe of my paw, before you even realized it.” “Are you afraid? You would be wise to be so, for I am the most ferocious lion there is.”
所以墨子总能玩这一招，通过捉弄别人来取乐。他常说，“你永远也见不到我。我是利昂，森林里跑得最快最强壮的动物。”“看到了吗？我一爪就能把你打死，你连自己是怎么死的都不知道。”“害怕吗？聪明点，就是怕我。我很凶。”
Finally, terrified, all the animals ended up accepting Leon the lion as King of the Maluba jungle. And so Mozzie started living happily. He had all he wanted, and when he needed something or fancied a bit of fun, he only needed to get up to his roaring tricks.
最后，所有的动物都害怕了。他们都让利昂当了马鲁巴丛林的狮子王，墨子过得很幸福。他希望风得到风，雨得到雨。一旦他需要什么或者想找点乐子，他只需要大喊一声，玩点小把戏。
However, one day, along came Tuga Tuga, a slightly crazy tortoise. They said he had spent years working in a circus with the human beings, a process that had sent him just a bit crackers（精神错乱的）.
但是有一天，图卡图卡来了。他是一只乌龟，有点疯狂。他们说他曾经在马戏团和人类一起工作了很多年，正是那段经历造就了他现在的样子。
Mozzie wasn't going to miss this opportunity to have fun with a new arrival, so he pre
pared his usual fright. But as soon as Tuga Tuga heard the invisible lion's roars and threats, he began killing himself laughing. “Ha ha ha! A ghost lion! I once knew a ghost lion, as well as a bald donkey and a weasel（黄鼠狼） with a pronounced limp... and what fun they were when they danced!莫兹可没打算错过这个机会，他要好好调教调教这个新来的，于是他准备故伎重演，吓唬吓唬他。 可是，图卡图卡一听这只隐形的狮子又是吼叫又是吓唬他，突然玩儿命大笑了起来： “哈哈哈！你这幽灵！我以前就认识一只幽灵狮子，我还认识一头秃驴和一只腿瘸得很厉害的黄鼠狼……他们跳起舞来可好玩啦！
Come on, let's dance, little lion!” All the animals began trembling, feeling sorry for poor Tuga Tuga. It was the first time anyone had dared to treat the terrible Leon in such a way, and surely the fierce lion would take no pity on the tortoise.
来来来，咱们也跳起来吧，小狮子！” 所有的动物都发起抖来，他们同情可怜的图卡图卡。这可是头一次有人敢这样对待里昂，这么厉害的狮子肯定不会放过这只乌龟的。
However, Mozzie could not bite or hit the tortoise: his only option was to continue roaring and threatening. Yet the crazy Tuga Tuga just kept laughing, paying no heed to the lion's furious（狂怒的） warnings.
可是，莫兹根本伤不了这只乌龟，咬他也不是，打他也不是，他只能继续吼叫外加威胁。然而疯疯癫癫的图卡图卡还是笑个不停，根本不理会狮子发出的愤怒的警告。
After a few minutes it was clear that the lion wasn't going to carry out any of his threats, and a daring little bird joined in with Tuga Tuga, making fun of the lion. Mozzie tried scaring the little bird, but it didn't work.
过了几分钟，大家发现狮子的威胁只是说说而已，一只胆大的小鸟加入了图卡图卡，和他一起取笑狮子。莫兹使劲儿吓唬小鸟，可惜
Gradually, the other animals began to join in. Finally, all the animals were laughing at the invisible Leon, calling him things like: “the lion that barks but doesn't bite”, “the King with no subjects” or “the phantom Lion King, the one that does nothing”...
一点儿用也没有。渐渐地，其他动物们也都加入了进来。最后，所有的动物一齐嘲笑这头隐身的狮子，给他起了很多外号，什么“光打雷不下雨的狮子”啦，“光杆儿国王”啦，还有“狮王魅影，徒有虚名”之类的……
And thus ended Mozzie's golden days of happiness; the fly that roared, that threatened, that lied so much...so much that when the time came to keep his word, there was no way he could.
就这样，莫兹的好日子画上了句号。这只又是吼叫又是吓唬人的苍蝇，曾经是那样的谎话连篇，真到了该兑现诺言的时候，他倒无能为力了。
拿破仑曾说：“关上身后那扇恐惧之门，你就会知道面前那扇成功之门打开的速度有多快。”
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