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. —-
一只狼被一根骨头卡在喉咙里，他花了一大笔钱雇了一只鹤，让她把头伸进他的嘴里，把骨头取出来。 —-

When the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed: —-
当鹤取出骨头并要求得到应有的报酬时，狼咧嘴笑着咬牙说道： —-

“Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf.”
“噢，你已经得到了足够的回报了，因为你被允许安全地从狼的嘴巴和牙齿中抽出你的头。”

In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
为恶人服务，不要期望回报，如果你为了你的付出而幸免于伤，要心存感激。