Friday, October 15, 2010

Crane: The Ungrateful Wolf

To the Wolf, from whose throat the Crane
Drew the bone, his long bill made it plain
He expected his fee:
Snarled Wolf - "Fiddle de dee,
Be thankful your head's out again."

SOME CHARACTERS HAVE NO SENSE OF OBLIGATION


Source: W. J. Linton's fables in verse, with illustrations by Walter Crane: Fable 62.
Lupus et Grus; Piscator et Pisciculus

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