A wolf was greedily devouring his meal when a bone got stuck in his throat.
一只狼正在贪婪地吃东西，结果一根骨头卡在了喉咙里。
Unable to remove it himself, he howled in pain and begged for help.
他无法自己取出来，痛苦地嚎叫并请求帮助。
A passing crane heard his cries and agreed to assist, but only after the wolf promised a reward.
一只路过的鹭鸶听到后决定帮忙，但要求狼必须承诺给报酬。
The crane carefully put its long beak into the wolf’s throat and pulled out the bone.
鹭鸶小心地将长长的喙伸进狼的喉咙，把骨头取了出来。
Once the bone was removed, the wolf felt better and turned to leave.
骨头被取出来后，狼觉得舒服了，转身准备离开。
"Wait!" said the crane, "Where is my reward?"
“等等！”鹭鸶说道，“我的报酬呢？”
The wolf sneered, "You put your head into my mouth and took it out alive. Isn’t that reward enough?"
狼冷笑道：“你把头伸进我的嘴里还能活着出来，这难道还不够吗？”
The crane realized the danger of helping the ungrateful and left, vowing never to trust a wolf again.
鹭鸶意识到帮助忘恩负义的人是危险的，于是离开了，并发誓再也不相信狼。
Helping the wrong person may lead to regret rather than gratitude.
帮助错的人可能带来遗憾而非感激。
