▁too ▁ter r ified ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁but ▁finally ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁ra ises ▁the ▁vill agers ; ▁when ▁they ▁ch ase ▁the ▁ass , ▁it ▁begins ▁to ▁b ray ▁and ▁bet ray s ▁its ▁true ▁identity . ▁The ▁ass ▁is ▁then ▁be aten ▁to ▁death . ▁A ▁neighbour ing ▁tale , ▁the ▁S ih ak ott uk ha ▁J ata ka , ▁plays ▁on ▁the ▁mot if ▁of ▁being ▁given ▁away ▁by ▁one ' s ▁voice . ▁In ▁this ▁a ▁l ion ▁has ▁s ired ▁a ▁son ▁on ▁a ▁she - jack al ▁that ▁looks ▁like ▁his ▁father ▁but ▁has ▁a ▁jack al ' s ▁how l . ▁He ▁is ▁therefore ▁ad vised ▁to ▁stay ▁silent ▁in ▁future . ▁A ▁common ▁European ▁variant ▁on ▁this ▁sentiment ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁Se ph ard ic ▁pro verb ▁in ▁Lad ino , ▁As no ▁call ado , ▁por ▁sab io ▁cont ado , ▁a ▁silent ▁ass ▁is ▁considered ▁wise . ▁Another ▁English ▁equivalent ▁is ▁' A ▁fool ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁until ▁he ▁opens ▁his ▁mouth '. ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁and ▁its ▁variants ▁is ▁all ud ed ▁to ▁id iom atically ▁in ▁various ▁other ▁languages . ▁In ▁Latin ▁it ▁was ▁Leon is ▁ex uv iae ▁super ▁as in um . ▁In ▁Mand arin ▁Chinese ▁it ▁is ▁" <0xE7> <0xBE> <0x8A> <0xE8> <0xB3> <0xAA> <0xE8> <0x99> <0x8E> <0xE7> <0x9A> <0xAE> " ( pr on unci ation : y ang ( 2 ) ▁z hi ( 4 ) ▁hu ( 3 ) ▁pi ( 2 )), ▁‘ a