The fox reared by the lion
Once upon a time there was a lion and a
lioness in a dense forest. They gave birth to
two cubs in due course of time.
The lion asked
the lioness to stay at home and take care of
the cubs. One day the lion could not hunt any
animal but found a little fox on the way home.
He took it home as a gift for the lioness. The
lioness brought the fox kid with the same love
as her own cubs.
The three young animals
grew and played together. One day the
children saw an elephant.
The lion cubs
wanted to fight the elephant. But the fox kid
was frightened and asked them to run away.
So they ran away and went to the mother
lioness.
The lion cubs told the story to her. She
laughed at the fox kid. At this the fox kid was
offended and in a rage challenged the lioness
as to why she called him a coward. The lioness
replied, "What's wrong with eating an
elephant? You feel like that only because
you're not a lion kid.
You are the child of a fox.
Your breed never eats elephants. If you
cannot be bold please leave us and go live
with your tribe." The fox kid did not want to
live there any longer and left for the forest.
Story moral: A coward will always remain a
coward even if it is in company of the brave.
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