One day a sly fox invited a crane to dinner. His object was to poke a fun at the crane.
“Thank you, Mr. Fox,” said the crane. “I shall be glad to go to your house.”
The crane came to dinner just in time. The fox set before her s shallow dish of soup. He also took a similar dish for him. This the fox lapped up very easily with great relish. But the crane with her long narrow bill was unable to make a meal. The fox made fun of her saying, “My friend, I hope you liked your dinner”. The crane felt insulted, but did not-express it. But before leaving, she begged they fox to return the visit. The fox agreed to align with him a few days later.
When the fox came, the dinner was served. But alas, it was in a jar with a long narrow neck. The crane put her long neck and bill into the jar and ate to her heart’s content. But the fox had to content himself by licking the outside of the jar. In this way the fox was paid back in his own coin.
Moral: Tit for tat.
“Thank you, Mr. Fox,” said the crane. “I shall be glad to go to your house.”
The crane came to dinner just in time. The fox set before her s shallow dish of soup. He also took a similar dish for him. This the fox lapped up very easily with great relish. But the crane with her long narrow bill was unable to make a meal. The fox made fun of her saying, “My friend, I hope you liked your dinner”. The crane felt insulted, but did not-express it. But before leaving, she begged they fox to return the visit. The fox agreed to align with him a few days later.
When the fox came, the dinner was served. But alas, it was in a jar with a long narrow neck. The crane put her long neck and bill into the jar and ate to her heart’s content. But the fox had to content himself by licking the outside of the jar. In this way the fox was paid back in his own coin.
Moral: Tit for tat.
