Spanish: Prefiero Ser Cabeza De Ratón Que Cola De León.

Type: Saying

Literal Meaning: I’d rather be the head of a rat than the tail of a lion.

Meaning: I prefer to be a big fish in a little pond.

Ernesto se burla de mi por ser alcalde del pueblo. El es de Guanajuato capital y le parece muy provinciano vivir en el pueblo. Pero prefiero ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león. (Ernesto makes fun of me for being the mayor of the town. He’s from the state capital, Guanajuato, and it seems very provincial to him to live in a small town. But I prefer to be a big fish in a little pond.)