A wolf had been eating so much and so greedily that a bone stuck crosswise in his throat. He could not take it out either up or down, and of course he could not eat anything. This situation really scared the greedy Wolf off.
So, he went hurriedly to see the Crane. He was sure that she, with her long neck and bill, would easily be able to reach bone and full it out.
"I'll give you a bunch rewards," said the wolf. "If you can pull the bone our for me."
The Crane, as you imagine, was very uneasy about putting her head in a wolf's throat. But, she was grasping in nature, so she did what the Wolf ask her to do.
When the Wolf felt that the bone was gone, he started to walk away.
"But what about my reward!" called the Crane anxiously.
"What! snarled the Wolf whirling around. "Haven't you got it? Isn't it enough that I let you take your head out of my mouth without snapping it off?"
Moral: Expect no rewards for serving wicked.
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