(Pinus palustris forest via Wikimedia Commons)
-A man was searching for wood in a forest
-He came across a snake who was stuck under a big rock
-The man lifted the rock up with his axe to help the snake get free
-Once the snake was free, he told the man that he was going to eat him
-The man said they should ask someone if this was fair
-They came across a starving horse who was tied to a tree
-The horse agreed that it was right for the snake to eat the man
-The horse claimed that those who do good deeds are rarely rewarded properly
-Then they asked an aged tree if the snake should eat the man
-The tree also agreed that the snake should eat the man
-Then they came across a fox, and the man begged for the fox to take his side
-The fox wanted a proper explanation
-They went back to the original location of the situation
-They re-staged the scenario and the man said he would leave the snake under the large rock
-The man told the fox he would pay in hens
-The man filled a bag with dogs and told the fox to wait until he was far away to open it
-The fox waited until she was in a valley to open the bag and she was eaten by the dogs
-Moral of the story was the person who does good deeds is often ill rewarded and the person who does bad things is always rewarded
Bibliography: "The Ingrates" from Italian Popular Tales by Thomas Frederick Crane; link to the reading online
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