Jupiter issued a proclamation to all the beasts of the forest and promised a royal reward to the one whose offspring should be deemed the handsomest. The Monkey came with the rest and presented, with all a mother's tenderness, a flat-nosed,hairless, ill-featured young Monkey as a candidate for the promised reward. A general laugh saluted her on the presentation of her son. She resolutely said, "I know not whether Jupiter will allot the prize to my son, but this I do know, that he is at least in the eyes of me his mother, the dearest, handsomest, and most beautiful of all."
宙斯向森林里所有兽类发布公告，并承诺谁的子孙最美丽最帅就授予他皇家奖励。一只母猴和其它动物一起来了，这只母猴带着一个母亲特有的温柔介绍着她的塌鼻子、秃头的、五官不端正的小猴子作为候选人来参选。
迎接她的是一阵嘲笑声。母猴毅然地说，“我不知道宙斯是否会给我的儿子颁奖，但是我知道，至少在他的母亲我的眼中，他是所有兽类中最亲爱、最帅、最漂亮的。”