stories

The Wise Hare and the Arrogant Lion A lion that was the king of the jungle once resided in a lush, green jungle. All the animals in the jungle dreaded him because he was the strongest of them all. No animal ventured to cross his path as he frequently went hunting to sate his hunger. The lion monarch was extremely hungry one day as the sun shone brightly overhead. There was no sign of any food, though. Because an animal would approach the lion every day and offer itself as food, this had never occurred before. The forest creatures had contracted with the lion. To prevent the lion from hunting them all down and killing them, they would dispatch the lion one animal each day to eat. But on this particular day, the lion was growing agitated and restless. He saw a rabbit coming towards him at that precise moment. The animal did not like it. He believed that the hare was too tiny to satisfy his hunger. He questioned the hare why he was late while growling at him. The hare apologised and expla