A wolf was almost dead with hunger. A house-dog saw him, and asked, "Friend, your irregular life will soon ruin you.
"Why don't you work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly?"
"I would have no objection," said the wolf, "if I could only get a place." "I will help you," said the dog. "Come with me to my master, and you shall share my work."
So the wolf and the dog went to the town together.
On the way the wolf saw that there was no hair around the dog's neck.
He felt quite surprised, and asked him why it was like that?
"Oh, it is nothing," said the dog. "Every night my master puts a collar around my neck and chains me up. You will soon get used to it."
"Is that the only reason?" said the wolf. "Then good-bye to you, my friend. I would rather be free."
壹只狼快要餓死了，壹只狗看見後問他：“妳現在的無規律的生活壹定會毀掉妳，為什麽不像我壹樣穩定地幹活並有規律地獲得食物呢?”
狼說：“如果我有個地方住，我沒有意見。”狗回答說：“跟我到主人那裏去，我們壹起工作。”於是狼和狗壹起回到了村子。
在路上，狼註意到狗的脖子上有壹圈沒有毛，他很奇怪地問為什麽會那樣。
“噢，沒有什麽，”狗說，“我的主人每天晚上都用壹條鐵鏈子拴住我，妳很快就會習慣的。”“就是因為這個原因嗎?”狼說道，“那麽，再見了，我的朋友，我寧願選擇自由。”