Managed to find it on the web. Kind of sums up the situation nicely. Hmmm... thought America was all about "freedom"
Here it is, C&P -
The House Dog And The Wolf: Once upon a time, as the full moon was shining down upon the land, a thin and starving wolf came upon a well-fed, healthy house dog, busy guarding his owner’s house. "How is it that you look so well?" the struggling wolf asked the dog, amazed by his robust appearance during these times of hardship. "The wilderness is especially harsh this year, I can hardly find a thing to eat."
"My dear cousin wolf," the house dog said, "the problem lies with the way you live. It’s not easy to make ends meet, without a steady job."
"And you have that?" the wolf asked, incredulously.
"You bet," said the house dog. "I guard my master’s house each night, frightening away the thieves; and for that, he feeds me well. As you can see. Just as much as that, I can always be sure of a roof above my head, whenever it rains or snows, while you - you must suffer so terribly in the cold!"
"It’s not easy," the wolf admitted.
"Well - why not join me?" the house dog asked, generously inviting the wolf to join the household. "I could use a helper, and I’m sure my master would take good care of you."
Excited and grateful at this new opportunity, the wolf began to follow the dog into the house, when, all of a sudden, he noted a strange mark upon the house dog’s neck, and unable to repress his curiosity, finally asked him: "Dear friend - forgive me for asking - but how did you come by that mark upon your neck?"
"That? Oh, that’s nothing," the house dog assured him. "Just the mark left behind by the collar I wear during the day."
"Collar?" gasped the wolf.
"Certainly," said the dog. "You see, my master keeps me chained up by day, for I am such a good guard dog that he is a little wary of me, himself. But it doesn’t matter, I’m free to roam about at night as I patrol his property."
But at this, the wolf suddenly seemed to lose interest in his new job.
"Hey - wait a minute - where are you going?!" asked the house dog, as the thin and hungry wolf turned away from him, and slowly trotted off, back towards the unforgiving forest from which he’d come. "The house is this way!"
But the wolf only called back, as he disappeared among the trees: "Good-bye, my poor, poor friend. Enjoy the fine food your master gives you, and the warmth of your home. As for me, I’d rather endure hunger than wear your chains!"
Application: Lean Freedom Is Better Than Fat Slavery.
