A Shepherd found a Wolf's Cub straying in the pastures, and took him home and reared him along with his dogs. When the Cub grew to his full size, if ever a wolf stole a sheep from the flock, he used to join the dogs in hunting him down. It sometimes happened that the dogs failed to come up with the thief, and, abandoning the pursuit, returned home. The Wolf would on such occasions continue the chase by himself, and when he overtook the culprit, would stop and share the feast with him, and then return to the Shepherd. But if some time passed without a sheep being carried off by the wolves, he would steal one himself and share his plunder with the dogs. The Shepherd's suspicions were aroused, and one day he caught him in the act; and, fastening a rope round his neck, hung him on the nearest tree.
What's bred in the bone is sure to come out in the flesh.
一个牧羊人在草场中发现一只迷路的小狼，于是便将其带回家，和狗养在了一起。狼崽长大后，如果有狼来偷羊，他便和狗一起去攻击狼。有时候，狗追不上偷羊的贼，便放弃追逐回家。而那狼会自己继续追逐，等他追到偷羊贼，便会将其拦住，一起把偷到的羊分吃掉，然后再回去牧羊人的家。但是有时候，会有一段时间没有狼偷走羊，他便会自己偷上一只，和狗一起分吃。牧羊人渐渐起疑，有一天将狼当场抓住，用一根绳子拴住他的脖子，在离家最近的一棵树上吊死了他。
训诫：本性难移。