Dog Collar

In this Aesop’s Fable, a half-starved wolf is invited home by a well-fed dog, who promises him regular meals in exchange for his daily labours. But when the wolf inquires about a bare patch on the dog’s neck, and learns that the price of his meals will be a collar and chain, he decides it is too high.

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