The fox meets the crane and asks:
- Where have you been, crane man?
- I was at the lake, looking for food, catching fish for myself. And you, fox, where have you been?
- I went hunting, too, in the village to hunt chickens. But do you know what food reminded me of? Let's have a good party.
- All right, fox boy, who's your daddy?
- First at my place, then at yours. Tomorrow at noon, come to my house for lunch.
- I'll go, but give me the food in a long-necked dish, because I can't eat from a plate with my beak.
The next day the fox got a fat hen and started to cook her. But he divided the food so that all the good bits went into the plate, with only a small, weak leftover in the long-necked pot.
The crane saw whose food it was, but said nothing, and after lunch he invited the fox to join him.
- Well, fox, tomorrow at noon you come to my house for lunch.
- I'll go, but give me the food on a plate, because I can't eat from a pot with a long neck and a mouth.
The next day the crane got some nice fish and started cooking them. But he divided the food up so that all the good bites went into the long-necked pot, with only a small, weak leftover in the plate.
The fox saw whose food it was and started to get angry. The crane asks:
- Are you mad at me, fox boy?
- Of course I'm angry, crane man, when you eat good food and I only get the bad!
The crane replied:
- Come on, sweet fox, I only did to you what you did to me. Loan bread back.
(Ágnes Kovács: Folk tales for kindergarten children)