The wolf and the Crane

The Wolf and the Crane short moral bedtime stories for kids in English for student and a lesson.

Once there lived a wolf in a deep forest. It was very ferocious. He always did harm to other animals. So, all the animals in the forest were scared of him. But they did not dare protest against it. They were quite helpless.

One day the wolf saw a healthy lamb grazing at the foot of a nearby small hill. He thought to himself. “What a healthy lamb it is! Its flesh would be very delicious. So, I shall make a good meal of it,” saying so he fell upon the young lamb, tore him to pieces and started devouring the delicious flesh.

Suddenly a bone got stuck in his throat. It tried to get rid of it but could not. He was seeking help from the animals he saw around him. But none came forward to help him.

Then the wolf saw a crane with a long beak fishing by the river side and eating one by one. The crane was very hungry and weak because he could not have eaten any fish for a long time. The wolf went near the crane and told him with a soft voice, “Hallow, my dear friend, you seem to be very pale. Are you hungry?” the crane replied.

“Yes, I am really very hungry. I have been looking for fish or some food since morning, but I found no food here. The wolf assured him saying, “Don’t worry you please help me to bring out the bone from my throat with your beak and in return I will give you a delicious meal.”

The crane believed the wolf. He brought out the bone from the throat of the wolf. The wolf got relief and became very happy. The crane then wanted a delicious meal from the wolf to complete his words by giving. The wolf said,

“You have already got your return.” “How?” asked the crane. Wolf said, “I could easily swallow you when you entered your beak into my throat, But I showed you sympathy.”

So, you should be grateful to me. The crane could smell his imminent danger and flew away immediately.