Story "The Wolf and the Crane "

The Wolf and the Crane

A Wolf had a bone stuck in his throat. He hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane had taken out the bone, he demanded the promised payment. The Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, said, "Why, you have already received your reward -- you were allowed to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf."

In serving the wicked, expect no reward. Be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.