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The Dog and the Wolf

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About “The Dog and the Wolf”

The Dog and the Wolf is a fable attributed to Aesop, numbered 346 in the Perry Index. It serves as a lesson about the value of freedom and the dangers of trading it for comfort or financial security. A similar fable with the same moral but featuring different animals is less well known. The story has remained popular since ancient times. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)