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A crane standing with its beak down a wolf's throat. Etching by W-S Howitt, ca 1809.

A crane inserts its beak into the mouth of a wolf; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

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A crane inserts its beak into the mouth of a wolf; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

A crane standing with its beak down a wolf's throat. Etching by W-S Howitt, ca 1809.