The story:
once upon a time a fox asked a crane to lunch with him. But he only wished to
amuse himself by making fun of his guest. So he put some soup in a large his
guest. So he put some soup in a large flat dish. It could only dip the end of
its long beak into the dish. It was not able to eat anything. But the fox
lapped up every drop of soup, with a smile on his face.
The crane invited the fox to dinner,
before it went away. But it only wanted to pay him back in the same coin. So it
put some minced-meat in a glass jar with a long thin neck. Telling its guest to
begin, it thrust its bill into the jar. It enjoyed a hearty meal. But the
hungry fox only went on licking the jar from outside. He returned home full of
bitter disappointment. But he was the first to break the laws of hospitality.
And he was rightly punished for his wickedness.
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