FablesPanchatantra

The Lion and the Ram

[su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”4″]In[/su_dropcap] a part of a forest was a ram, separated from his flock. In the armor of his great fleece and horns, he roamed the wood, a tough customer. Now one day a lion in that forest, who had a retinue of all kinds of animals, encountered him. At this unprecedented sight, since the wool so bristled in every direction as to conceal the body, the lion’s heart was troubled and invaded by fear. “Surely, he is more powerful than I am,” thought he. “That is why he wanders here so fearlessly.”

And the lion edged away. But on a later day the lion saw the same ram cropping grass on the forest floor, and he thought: “What! The fellow nibbles grass! His strength must be in relation to his diet.”

So he made a quick spring and killed the ram.

Related posts
FablesHindu Fables

THE TIMID HARES

Fables

The Camel's Neck

Fables

Goldilocks and The Three Bears

FablesPanchatantra

The Snake and the Ants

Sign up for our Newsletter and
stay informed