The Wolf And The Crane

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  "summary": "\"The Wolf and the Crane\" is a short Aesop fable about what happens when greed meets danger. A wolf, choking on a bone lodged in his throat, desperately needs help — and promises a generous reward to the crane who dares reach inside his jaws to remove it. The crane, tempted by the promised payment, takes the terrifying risk. But when the bone is gone, the wolf's idea of a reward is chillingly different from what the crane expected.",
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    "So away he hurried to the Crane. He was sure that she, with her long neck and bill, would easily be able to reach the bone and pull it out.",
    "“I will reward you very handsomely,” said the Wolf, “if you pull that bone out for me.”",
    "The Crane, as you can 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 asked 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?”",
    "Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller, believed to have lived around 620–564 BCE, whose fables have been retold across the world for over two millennia. His stories typically feature animals whose behaviour reflects sharp truths about human nature. \"The Wolf and the Crane\" is one of his most pointed lessons on the dangers of trusting the promises of those who have nothing to gain from keeping them."
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    "When the Wolf felt that the bone was gone, he started to walk away.",
    "\"But what about my reward!\" called the Crane anxiously.",
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