The Donkey and the Crow

There was a donkey who had been whipped, and the whipping had left an open wound.
As if that were not bad enough, a crow then settled on the donkey's back and pecked at the wound, which made the donkey buck and kick, desperately trying to get the crow off his back.
The farmer saw what was happening and just laughed and laughed.
A wolf, meanwhile, was passing by. "Those crows can get away with anything!" he remarked. "If it were me nibbling on that donkey, the farmer would attack instead of just laughing. What kind of justice is that?"

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Inspired by: Mille Fabulae et Una, a collection of Latin fables that I've edited, free to read online. I am not translating the Latin here; instead, I am just telling a 100-word version of the fable.
Notes: This is fable 435 in the book, which is Perry 190.

(Medici Aesop)