The wolf had swallowed a fishbone and went to ask the heron to pull it out of his throat. 'I will reward you handsomely for your help,' he promised the heron.
The heron agreed and, in an instant, put his long beak down the throat of the wolf and pulled out fishbone. At this, the wolf thanked the heron and began to walk away.
'What about the reward you promised?' the heron shouted after him.
'What?' the wolf replied. 'You put your head between my jaws and I didn't bite it off! Isn't that reward enough?
Moral : A person should fulfil his commitments.
Words Meanings
heron a large bird with a long neck and long legs, that lives near water
swallow to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach
throat a passage in the neck through which food and air pass on their way into the body
instant a very short period of time
shout to say something in a loud voice
reply to say or write something as an answer to somebody or something
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