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A WOLF who had
a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put
her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane had
extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf,
grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed: "Why, you have surely
already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to
draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf."
Moral: In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if
you escape injury for your pains
The Wolf and the Crane
Fable
A Fable
by
Aesop
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