陳蕙雅思教材 - 伊索寓言 (The Wolf and the Crane)

The Wolf and the Crane 狼與鷺鷥
A WOLF who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum,to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane hadextracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning andgrinding his teeth, exclaimed: "Why, you have surely already had asufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safetyfrom the mouth and jaws of a wolf."

In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injuryfor your pains.
狼誤吞下了一塊骨頭，十分難受，四處奔走，尋訪醫生。他遇見了鷺鷥，談定酬金請他 取出骨頭，鷺鷥把自己的頭伸進狼的喉嚨裡，叼出了骨頭，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答 說：“喂，朋友，你能從狼嘴裡平安無事地收回頭來，難道還不滿足，怎麼還要講報酬？”

這故事說明，對壞人行善的報酬，就是認識壞人不講信用的本質。