Once, a man was fishing in a lake. He threw out his net and sat patiently. Suddenly, a few cranes came there to eat fish from the lake. As they waded in the shallow water, they noticed the man in the boat. Just then the wind began to blow. It ruffled their feathers and blew needles off the pine trees into the rough water. They heard the man calling to them. “Help me! Help me!! I cannot swim.” The two cranes flew towards the man. His hands were in the air, waving to the birds. “Grab our legs,” the cranes called. The man grabbed one leg each of the cranes. The cranes flew back to the shore, carrying the man. They dropped him into the grass. “Thank you. I wish I could repay you for your kindness,” he sighed. The next day, the man saw the two cranes resting on the shore. He dumped his net of fish onto the grass near them and went home happily.
One Good Turn
