The Lion And The Wolf

Once upon a time, there was a wolf and a lion who lived in a forest. One evening, the wolf emerged from his
den in good spirits and with a ravenous appetite. The wolf appeared much larger than he actually was as the sinking
sun projected his shadow far out on the ground.

“Look at how huge I am,” the wolf boasted, “Imagine me escaping from the weak lion! I should be made the
king of the forest. I am a hundred times more powerful than the lion in his own shadow.”

The wolf took satisfaction in the fact that he was no lower than the mighty lion. While the wolf was lost in
his thoughts, he was suddenly completely obscured by a huge shadow in front of him. The lion instantly killed the
wolf with a single strike.

In the midst of the wolf’s arrogant thoughts, the lion attacked and killed him. The wolf was too lost in his
own inflated self-worth, which ultimately led to his demise.
 The Fox And The Goat...
In a faraway jungle, the rivers and streams dried up by the wildfire, and any water left in them was unfit for drinking.
The forest animals that managed to escape the fire had no option but to cautiously enter a small village nearby in search of
water and food.

One day, a thirsty fox sneaked into the nearby village to try its luck at finding some water to drink. The fox walked
about in the village but couldn’t find a single drop of water to drink.

Disappointed, the fox looked up at the sky to check if there was any sign of rain. All the fox saw was the bright moon
that seemed to be smiling at his misery. The fox kept walking and walking and, much to his surprise came upon an old well.

“Well! Look what we have here?!” the fox exclaimed and walked towards the old well, all the while looking at the
moon and smirking.

The moment the fox put his head down to drink the water in the well, he lost his control and fell with a splash into the
deep well. He tried his best to get out of it, but all his efforts were in vain. He had no option but to wait for someone to come
in the morning and help him out of the old well.

The next morning at dawn, the fox heard someone asking, “Why are you down the well, Mr Fox?”

The fox looked up and saw an innocent-looking goat

The fox thought for some time and then replied cunningly, “Oh! I was trying to drink as much water as I could from
this old well. This is the finest water I have ever tasted in my whole life. My dear, why don’t you try it?”

The thirsty goat followed what the sly fox said and jumped into the well to drink the water to his heart’s content. The
next moment, the goat found himself in the same difficult situation as the fox.

The innocent goat asked the fox, “How do we get out of here?”

“I have an excellent idea,” said the sly fox, “You stand on your hind legs, and I’ll climb on your strong horns and get out
of the well. Then, I will help you climb up as well”.

The innocent goat did as he was told, and the cunning fox climbed out of the old well and ran away without
turning back even for a moment.

Before running away, the sly fox said to the innocent goat, “Had you been intelligent enough, you would
never have got in without thinking about how to get out this old well.”

The poor goat got struck in the well.