The wolf pulled down the trees, bit the cord in two, and freed the fox, who went with him to take revenge on the musician. They found the tied-up hare, whom they rescued as well, then all together they set forth to find their enemy.
The musician had played his fiddle once again as he went on his way, and this time he had been more fortunate. The sound reached the ears of a poor woodcutter, who instantly, whether he wanted to or not, stopped working and, with his ax under his arm, came toward the musician to listen to the music.
"At last the right companion is coming," said the musician, "for I was seeking a human being, not wild animals." And he began to play so beautifully and delightfully that the poor man stood there enraptured, his heart filled with pleasure.
While he was thus standing there, the wolf, the fox, and the hare approached. He saw well that they had evil intentions, so he raised his shining axe and placed himself before the musician, as if to say, "Anyone who wants to harm him beware, for he will have to deal with me."
Then the beasts took fright and ran back into the woods. The musician, however, played one more tune for the man to thank him, and then went on his way.
这个故事告诉我们，知音难遇，乐师在漫游的途中遇到狼、狐狸和兔子，他们都不是真正的能够欣赏乐师拉奏小提琴的人，所以乐师才捉弄他们。当乐师遇到樵夫，他知道这才是他真正的知音，于是乐师愿意用心的为樵夫拉奏小提琴。知音是珍贵的，如果我们能够遇到一个真正懂自己的人，一定要珍惜。
