The Wolf and the Crane is a fable attributed to Aesop that has several eastern analogues. Similar stories have a lion instead of a wolf, and a stork, heron or partridge takes the place of the crane.
Moral
Expect no reward for serving the wicked.
Gratitude & Greed do not go together.
When working for a tyrant, feel lucky to escape alive.
In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
A fable is a very short story that tells us how to behave or that teaches us a lesson. Usually, but not always, fables are stories about animals that talk like people. The lesson that a fable teaches us is called a moral. They are applicable to both children and adults and just because they seem simple at first glance their depth of meaning can surprise you.
Aesop is believed to have been a Greek slave who made up these stories to make his life easier. Nobody is really sure if Aesop made up these fables. What is certain,however, is that the stories called Aesop’s Fables are so wonderful that they have been told over and over again for thousands of years.
Many common sayings come from Aesop’s Fables:
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch,”
“Honesty is the best policy,”
and “Look before you leap”
are familiar examples.Whether a Greek slave named Aesop made up these stories or whether many people living at different times made up the stories is not important. What’s important is that the stories have survived and are worth re-telling
