A Wolf once got a bone stuck in his throat. So he went to a Crane and begged her to put her long bill down his throat and pull it out. “I'll make it worth your while,” he added. The Crane did as she was asked, and got the bone out quite easily. The Wolf thanked her warmly, and was just turning away, when she cried, “What about that fee of mine?” “Well, what about it?” snapped the Wolf, baring his teeth as he spoke; “you can go about boasting that you once put your head into a Wolf's mouth and didn't get it bitten off. What more do you want?”
有一只狼喉咙里面卡了一根骨头，便去找鹤，求她把长长的喙伸进他的喉咙里帮他把骨头拔出来。“我会报答你的。”他说。鹤照办了，轻而易举就把骨头拔了出来。狼很热情地道谢，然后转身就走，鹤叫道：“我的酬劳呢？”“呃，什么？”狼厉声说着，露出了牙齿，“你可以去吹嘘说你把头伸进了狼嘴里却毫发无伤没有被咬，你还想要什么？”