An Ungrateful Wolf and a Crane
Once upon a time, there was a lazy wolf living in a jungle. Near his house was a pond. Many animals came to the pond to drink water. The wolf was always in search of food.
One day, he was sitting near the pond hoping to get something to eat. When suddenly he spotted a dead bull. “Aha! What a luck! Now I can eat all I want,” he thought and his mouth strated watering.
He began to eat the bull. A thought struck him, “if another beast comes this way he will ask for a share. I had better eat fast.” ‘Grub! Grub! Grub! Grub1’ he chewed, faster and faster.
In his haste, a piece of bone got stuck in his throat. “Ohh! Errk!” cried the wolf. He tried to bring it out of his mouth. He tried to cough it out but in vain. Next, he tried to swallow it down but he failed.
“Ooh, the bone in throat hurts. What shall I do now?” thought the wolf. Suddenly he remembered that a crane lived on the nearby riverbank.
The wolf went to the crane and pleaded, “My dear Crane! I have got a bone stuck in my throat. I will give you a present, if you pull it out of my throat with your long beak.”
The crane took pity on the wolf. He asked the wolf to look up with his mouth open. The crane then put its head into the wolf’s mouth and pulled out the bone.
“Oh! What a relief!” the wolf sighed.
“Now where is my present?” asked the crane.
“What present?” the wolf replied, pretending not aware of its promise.
“You said that you would give me a present if I remove the bone from your throat,” said the crane humbly.
“Hah! Is it not a present that you put your head into my mouth and got out alive? I could have easily crushed your head while your beak was inside my mouth,” said the ungrateful wolf and went away.
The crane felt helpless and decided not to help any ungrateful creature in the future.
Moral :
The wolf and the crane
Once there lived a wolf in a deep forest. It was very ferocious. He always did harm to other animals. So, all the animals in the forest were scared of him. But they did not dare protest against it. They were quite helpless.
One day the wolf saw a young lamb grazing at the foot of a small hill. He thought to himself, “what a healthy lamb it is! Its flesh would be very delicious. So, I shall make a good meal of it.” saying so he fell upon the young lamb, tore him to pieces and started devouring the delicious flesh. Suddenly, a bone got stuck in his throat. It tired to get rid of it but could not. He was seeking help from the animals he saw around him. But none came forward to help him.
Then the wolf saw a crane with long beak fishing by the river sider. The crane was very hungry because he could not catch any fish for a long time. The wolf went near the crane and told him a soft voice, “Hellow, my dear friend, you seem to be very pale. Are you hungry”? The crane replied, “Yes, I am really very hungry. I very been looking for fish since morning, but I found no food here. The wolf assured him saying, “Don’t worry you please help me to bring out the bone from my throat with you beak and in return I will give you a delicious meal.
The crane believed the wolf. He brought out the bone from the throat of the wolf. The wolf got relief and became very happy. The crane then wanted the wolf to fulfill his promise by giving him a delicious meal. The wolf said, “You have already got your return. “ “How?” asked the crane. Wolf said. “I could easily swallow you when you entered your beak into my throat. Bur I showed you sympathy. So you should be grateful to me.
The crane could smell his imminent danger and flew away immediately
An Ungrateful Wolf and a Crane
Once upon a time, there was a lazy wolf living in a jungle. Near his house was a pond. Many animals came to the pond to drink water. The wolf was always in search of food.
One day, he was sitting near the pond hoping to get something to eat. When suddenly he spotted a dead bull. “Aha! What a luck! Now I can eat all I want,” he thought and his mouth strated watering.
He began to eat the bull. A thought struck him, “if another beast comes this way he will ask for a share. I had better eat fast.” ‘Grub! Grub! Grub! Grub1’ he chewed, faster and faster.
In his haste, a piece of bone got stuck in his throat. “Ohh! Errk!” cried the wolf. He tried to bring it out of his mouth. He tried to cough it out but in vain. Next, he tried to swallow it down but he failed.
“Ooh, the bone in throat hurts. What shall I do now?” thought the wolf. Suddenly he remembered that a crane lived on the nearby riverbank.
The wolf went to the crane and pleaded, “My dear Crane! I have got a bone stuck in my throat. I will give you a present, if you pull it out of my throat with your long beak.”
The crane took pity on the wolf. He asked the wolf to look up with his mouth open. The crane then put its head into the wolf’s mouth and pulled out the bone.
“Oh! What a relief!” the wolf sighed.
“Now where is my present?” asked the crane.
“What present?” the wolf replied, pretending not aware of its promise.
“You said that you would give me a present if I remove the bone from your throat,” said the crane humbly.
“Hah! Is it not a present that you put your head into my mouth and got out alive? I could have easily crushed your head while your beak was inside my mouth,” said the ungrateful wolf and went away.
The crane felt helpless and decided not to help any ungrateful creature in the future.
The Wolf and the Crane
There lived a ferocious wolf in a forest. He killed animals and eat them without any consideration. One evening he saw a deer drinking water from the river. The wolf became delighted to see the deer. Saliva came into his mouth. So he aimed the deer and begun to run. The deer tried her best to escape, but the wolf is faster than the deer. So he easily caught her on her neck. The deer was crying to let her free. But the wolf killed her.
While eating the deer, a bone struck into his throat. The bone created a lot of troubles to the wolf. He felt sever pain in his throat due to the bone. He was in a fix. He went to several animals seeking help from them to pull out the bone from his throat. But no animal dared to do that as they apprehended that the wolf might kill them in case they did any wrong while pulling out the bone from his throat.
At last the wolf saw a crane. He rushed to her and begged to her so that she could pull out the disturbing bone from his throat. At first the crane refused to do it. But finally seeing the miserable condition of the wolf she agreed. But she demanded prize for her work. The wolf promised to give her prize. Then the crane asked the wolf to open his mouth. After that the crane entered its long beak into the wolf’s mouth and pulled out the bone. Finally the wolf felt relief.
The crane demanded her prize now. But the ungrateful wolf laughed and said, “You have got you neck out safe from my throat. That’s your prize.” The crane insisted for her prize. At this the wolf got furious and chased the crane. The crane flew and sat on a palm tree nearby. Suddenly a ripe palm fell from the tree on the wolf’s head. At this the ungrateful wolf died on the spot.
The wolf and the crane
Once there lived a wolf in a deep forest. it was very ferocious. He always did harm to other animals. So, all the animals in the forest were scared of him. But they did not dare protest against it. They were quite helpless.
One day the wolf saw a young lamb grazing at the foot of a small hill. he thought to himself, “What a healthy lamb it is! Its flesh would be very delicious
. So, I shall make a good meal of it.” Saying so he fell upon the young lamb tore him to pieces and started devouring the delicious flesh. Suddenly, a done got stuck in his throat. It tired to get rid of it but could not. He was seeking help from the animals he saw around him. But none came forward to help him.
Then the wolf saw a crane with long beak fishing by the riverside. The crane was very hungry because he could not catch any fish for a long time. The wolf went near the crane and told him with a soft voice, “Hollow, my dear friend, you seem to be very pale. Are you hungry?” The crane replied, “Yes, I am really very hungry. I have been looking for fish since morning, but I found no food here. The wolf assured him saying, “Don’t worry you please help me to bring out the done from my throat with you beak and in return I will give you a delicious meal.”
The crane believed the wolf. He brought out the done from the throat of the wolf. The wolf got relief and became very happy. The crane then wanted the wolf to fulfill his promise by giving him a delicious meal. The wolf said, “You have already got your return.” “How?” Asked the crane. Wolf said, “I could easily swallow you when you entered your beak into my throat. But I showed you sympathy. So you should be grateful to me.
The crane could smell his imminent danger and flew away immediately.
The Wolf and the Crane
There lived a ferocious wolf in a forest. He killed animals and eat them without any consideration. One evening he saw a deer drinking water from the river. The wolf became delighted to see the deer. Saliva came into his mouth. So he aimed the deer and begun to run. The deer tried her best to escape, but the wolf is faster than the deer. So he easily caught her on her neck. The deer was crying to let her free. But the wolf killed her.
While eating the deer, a bone struck into his throat. The bone created a lot of troubles to the wolf. He felt sever pain in his throat due to the bone. He was in a fix. He went to several animals seeking help from them to pull out the bone from his throat. But no animal dared to do that as they apprehended that the wolf might kill them in case they did any wrong while pulling out the bone from his throat.
At last the wolf saw a crane. He rushed to her and begged to her so that she could pull out the disturbing bone from his throat. At first the crane refused to do it. But finally seeing the miserable condition of the wolf she agreed. But she demanded prize for her work. The wolf promised to give her prize. Then the crane asked the wolf to open his mouth. After that the crane entered its long beak into the wolf’s mouth and pulled out the bone. Finally the wolf felt relief.
The crane demanded her prize now. But the ungrateful wolf laughed and said, “You have got you neck out safe from my throat. That’s your prize.” The crane insisted for her prize. At this the wolf got furious and chased the crane. The crane flew and sat on a palm tree nearby. Suddenly a ripe palm fell from the tree on the wolf’s head. At this the ungrateful wolf died on the spot.
The Wolf and the Crane Completing Story
In a deep forest, a wolf was enjoying a bone. while eating, The sharp bone got stuck in his throat, and he could not eat or spit it out. The wolf walking around in pain, searching for help. Finally, he met a crane and asked for Help.
The wolf begged, Dear crane, please help me to remove the bone that stuck in my throat. If you do this favor, I’ll reward you greatly.
The crane, thinking and say no at first, then he agreed to help. With its long beak, the crane carefully reached inside the wolf throat and removed the bone. finally relife of his pain, but instead of thanking the crane, he going to leave without offering any reward.
The crane, feeling cheated, asked, Where is my reward you promised me?
The wolf turn back and replied , You should be thankful that I didn’t bite your head off when you put it inside my mouth. That’s your reward!
The crane realized that trusting a wolf was a mistake and learned an important lesson.
AN UNGRATEFUL WOLF
One day a wolf had a bone stuck in his throat. It caused him great pain. He requested everyone he met to take out the bone. But no one helped him. They were afraid of the wolf.
At last, he saw a crane. He ran to him and said, "Oh, little friend, please help me. I'm dying with pain. Take out the bone from my throat with your long beak. I'll give you a good reward."
The crane felt pity for the wolf. He put his long beak into the throat of the wolf The bone was drawn out quite easily. The wolf now felt at ease.
"Now, sir, please give me my reward," said the crane. "A reward! What a fool you're! You brought out your head quite safely from my mouth. I did not bit it. Wasn't that good enough? Make haste and leave," replied the wolf. The poor crane was frightened. He left the place in a hurry.
The Wolf and the Crane
There lived a ferocious wolf in a forest. He killed animals and eat them without any consideration. One evening he saw a deer drinking water from the river. The wolf became delighted to see the deer. Saliva came into his mouth. So he aimed the deer and begun to run. The deer tried her best to escape, but the wolf is faster than the deer. So he easily caught her on her neck. The deer was crying to let her free. But the wolf killed her.
While eating the deer, a bone struck into his throat. The bone created a lot of troubles to the wolf. He felt sever pain in his throat due to the bone. He was in a fix. He went to several animals seeking help from them to pull out the bone from his throat. But no animal dared to do that as they apprehended that the wolf might kill them in case they did any wrong while pulling out the bone from his throat.
At last the wolf saw a crane. He rushed to her and begged to her so that she could pull out the disturbing bone from his throat. At first the crane refused to do it. But finally seeing the miserable condition of the wolf she agreed. But she demanded prize for her work. The wolf promised to give her prize. Then the crane asked the wolf to open his mouth. After that the crane entered its long beak into the wolf’s mouth and pulled out the bone. Finally the wolf felt relief.
The crane demanded her prize now. But the ungrateful wolf laughed and said, “You have got you neck out safe from my throat. That’s your prize.” The crane insisted for her prize. At this the wolf got furious and chased the crane. The crane flew and sat on a palm tree nearby. Suddenly a ripe palm fell from the tree on the wolf’s head. At this the ungrateful wolf died on the spot.
The Wolf and the Crane
In a deep forest, a wolf was enjoying a bone. While eating, a sharp piece of the bone got stuck in his throat. He couldn’t swallow it or spit it out. The wolf was in great pain and started walking around, looking for someone to help him.
After searching for a while, he came across a crane and begged for help. "Dear crane," he said, "please help me remove the bone stuck in my throat. If you do this for me, I will give you a great reward."
At first, the crane was afraid and said no. But after thinking for a while, he decided to help. Using his long beak, the crane carefully reached into the wolf’s throat and pulled out the bone. The wolf was relieved of his pain, but instead of thanking the crane or giving him a reward, he started walking away.
Feeling cheated, the crane called out, "Where is the reward you promised me?"
The wolf turned back and said, "You should be thankful that I didn’t bite your head off when you put it inside my mouth. That’s your reward!"
The crane realized that trusting a wolf was a big mistake. He learned an important lesson: not everyone keeps their promises, and some may even harm those who try to help them.
The Wolf and the Crane
নেকড়ে ও বকের গল্প
একদিন এক গভীর জঙ্গলে, একটি নেকড়ে শিকার করে খাচ্ছিল। খাওয়ার সময় সে অসাবধানতায় একটি হাড় গিলে ফেলে, যা তার গলায় আটকে যায়। নেকড়ে গলায় হাড় আটকে যন্ত্রণায় ছটফট করতে থাকে। সে গিলে ফেলতেও পারছে না, আবার বেরও করতে পারছে না। ব্যথায় কাতর নেকড়ে সাহায্যের জন্য জঙ্গলে এদিক-ওদিক ঘুরে বেড়াতে থাকে।
অবশেষে, নেকড়ে একটি বক দেখতে পায় এবং তাকে সাহায্য করার জন্য অনুরোধ করে। প্রিয় বক, নেকড়ে বলল, আমার গলায় একটি হাড় আটকে গেছে। তুমি যদি এই হাড়টি বের করে দাও, আমি তোমাকে একটি বড় পুরস্কার দেব।
বক প্রথমে কিছুটা দ্বিধাগ্রস্ত হলেও শেষে সাহায্য করতে রাজি হয়। বক তার লম্বা গলা ও ঠোঁট ব্যবহার করে সাবধানে নেকড়ের গলা থেকে হাড়টি বের করে আনে। নেকড়ে মুক্তি পেয়ে হাঁফ ছেড়ে বাঁচে, কিন্তু ধন্যবাদ না জানিয়ে পুরস্কার দেওয়ার কথা ভুলে গিয়ে চলে যেতে থাকে।
বক হতাশ হয়ে বলল, তুমি তো আমাকে পুরস্কার দেওয়ার কথা বলেছিলে, আমার পুরস্কার কোথায়?
নেকড়ে দাঁত খিঁচিয়ে বলল, তোমার মাথা আমার মুখের মধ্যে ঢুকিয়েও আমি তোমাকে খেয়ে ফেলিনি, সেটাই তোমার পুরস্কার!
বক তখন বুঝতে পারে, এমন স্বার্থপর প্রাণীকে বিশ্বাস করে ভুল করেছে। সে শিখল যে, যাদের উদ্দেশ্য খারাপ, তাদের কাছ থেকে কৃতজ্ঞতা আশা করা উচিত নয়।
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