The Lion and The Woodcutter
There once carried on with a lion, the lord of the woods. He was constantly joined by a jackal and a crow. They followed him all over and lived on the remaining parts of his food. In a town near the backwoods there carried on with a woodcutter. Regular, he would go into the backwoods with his hatchet to hack wood. One day as the woodcutter was occupied with cleaving a tree, he heard a commotion behind him. Pivoting, he saw the lion gazing directly toward him, prepared to jump. The woodcutter was a shrewd man. He immediately said, "Good tidings… Ruler of this timberland. It is a joy to meet you." The lion was amazed. "A delight to meet me? Is it true or not that you are not scared of me?" "I regard you a ton… lion. I was expecting to meet you. My better half is a superb cook. I maintained that you should taste her dal and vegetables." "Dal? Vegetables? Don't you realize that I eat just tissue?" asked the lion in shock. "On the off chance...