Once in summer-time the bear and the wolf were walking in the forest, and the bear heard a bird singing so beautifully that he said, "Brother wolf, what bird is it that sings so well?" - "That is the King of birds," said the wolf, "before whom we must bow down." It was, however, in reality the willow-wren (Zaunkönig).
- Es el rey de los pájaros - respondió el lobo -. Hemos de inclinarnos ante él. Era, en efecto, el reyezuelo.