Example 1:
A Wolf
and A Crane
A wolf was one day was eating his
dinner. He was very greedy. He ate so quickly that a bone stuck in this throat.
He had tried hard to get it all, but all was in vain. Then he went to the crane
and said, “Good morning, Crane. Will you help me to do something?”
“What help do you want of me?” asked the crane.
“I have a bone stuck in my throat. You have a long bill, and so you can draw it out.” Said the wolf. “If you do that for me, I will give you a reward.”
“Let me try.” Said the crane. “It is not difficult for me to do so.”
The wolf opened his mouth wide. The crane put her bill in and drew out the bone.
“Now will you give me your reward please?” The crane asked the wolf.
“Reward?” Said the wolf. “Don’t talk about that. You should be thankful to me. Although you put your head into my mouth, I did not bite it off. What more do you want?”
“What help do you want of me?” asked the crane.
“I have a bone stuck in my throat. You have a long bill, and so you can draw it out.” Said the wolf. “If you do that for me, I will give you a reward.”
“Let me try.” Said the crane. “It is not difficult for me to do so.”
The wolf opened his mouth wide. The crane put her bill in and drew out the bone.
“Now will you give me your reward please?” The crane asked the wolf.
“Reward?” Said the wolf. “Don’t talk about that. You should be thankful to me. Although you put your head into my mouth, I did not bite it off. What more do you want?”
Example 2:
A Bear
and A Lion
One
upon the time a lion and a bear caught and killed a goat. They had a quarrel
over it.
“It is mine,” said the bear. “I caught it with my strong paws.”
“It is not yours. It is mine,” said the lion. “ I killed it with my strong jaws.”
Then they began to fight over it. They ran up and down the hill, under and over the fallen trees, in and out of the forest. They bit and scratched with all their strength, but no one could overcome the other.
At last they both were tired iut and could fight no longer. They lay upon the ground, panting and looking at each other.
A fox who was passing by at the time saw them with a dead goat near by. She ran up to them, took the goat home and ate it up.
“It is mine,” said the bear. “I caught it with my strong paws.”
“It is not yours. It is mine,” said the lion. “ I killed it with my strong jaws.”
Then they began to fight over it. They ran up and down the hill, under and over the fallen trees, in and out of the forest. They bit and scratched with all their strength, but no one could overcome the other.
At last they both were tired iut and could fight no longer. They lay upon the ground, panting and looking at each other.
A fox who was passing by at the time saw them with a dead goat near by. She ran up to them, took the goat home and ate it up.
