Once there was a wolf who was nearly dead with hunger. He was very thin, so that the outline of his bones could be seen clearly beneath his thinning coat of hair. With hardly enough energy to walk, the wolf had little hope of finding food. As he lay beneath a large tree, a dog out for walk noticed him. The dog felt sorry for him and said, "You are in terrible shape! You look as if you haven't eaten for many days."
"You are right. I can not find food because you are doing a good job in guarding the sheep. Now, I am so weak. There is no chance for me to get the food."
The dog asked the wolf to join him in guarding the sheep. He could get enough food and warm shelter from the master. The wolf thought it over for a few minute and then decidec to join the dog. They walked towards the ranch. As they were walking, the wolf noticed that the hair on a certain part of the dog's neck was very thin. He was curious and asked the dog about it.
"Oh, don't worry about it. It is the place where the master chains me up at night. The wolf was surprised," Do you mean you are chained up at night? If I come to live with you, the master will chain me up too."
"That's right, but you will get enough food and warm place. You will get used to it little by little.Then, it will come the time when you will not think about it anymore."
"If I was chained I would not be able to walk whenever I want to. I will not be free anymore. While saying this, the wolf turned and ran away.
"The dog called after the wolf, saying, "Wait! Come back! I may not be able to do everything I want to do, but I'm healthy, well-fed, and I have a warm place to sleep. You are too worried about keeping alive to enjoy life, I'm more free than you are!"
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