The Dog and the Wolf

Once, a peasant went to the forest to gather firewood. His dog followed him. Together, they entered the forest. Suddenly, a wolf appeared. It pounced on the dog and wanted to eat it, but the dog, with tears in its eyes, said:

"What have I done to you that you want to eat me? If you eat me now, you'll still be hungry tomorrow. Let's go to my home, where I am given bread and other food every day. We can live together."

The wolf saw that the dog was making sense and agreed. They walked and walked, and when they approached the village, the wolf noticed that the dog's neck was bare, covered in festering wounds.

"This is good, very good, brother, that you live so well, but why is your neck like that?"

"You know what, brother, my master has a bad temper: before putting bread in front of me, he puts a chain around my neck and then says, 'Eat.'"

"No, brother, I'll go back, and you go on, live with a full stomach and a chain around your neck."

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