The Wolf and the Crane

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"The Wolf and the Crane" is a classic Aesop fable that teaches a moral lesson about ingratitude and the dangers of expecting rewards from the wicked.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aesop's fable
literary work
moral tale
culturalOrigin Ancient Greece NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter crane
wolf
hasAdaptation animated short films
children's picture books
poetic retellings
hasAlternativeTitle The Wolf and the Stork NERFINISHED
hasAuthor Aesop NERFINISHED
hasCollectionType oral tradition
written compilation of fables
hasGenre fable
hasMoral Do not expect reward for helping the ungrateful
One should not expect gratitude from the wicked
hasMoralCategory ethics
prudence
hasPlotElement crane removes the bone from the wolf's throat
wolf gets a bone stuck in his throat
wolf refuses to reward the crane
hasSubject animals acting with human traits
hasTheme danger of trusting the wicked
ingratitude
self-interest
hasTimePeriod 6th century BCE (traditional attribution)
isIncludedIn collections of children's literature
isTaughtIn moral education for children
narrativeForm prose
originalLanguage Ancient Greek
partOf Aesop's Fables NERFINISHED
teaches caution in dealing with dangerous people
helping the wicked brings no benefit
usesDevice anthropomorphism

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Aesop's fables hasNotableFable The Wolf and the Crane
subject surface form: Aesop's Fables