Outline.
A wolf drinking water at a stream---lamb drinking water far down---“Why making
the water muddy?”---It is flowing from you to me.”---“Why did you call me
names?”---“I was not born then”---“Must be related to you”---you must suffer
now---Kills and eats him up---Moral.
The Story.
A hungry wolf was once drinking water at a stream. He caught sight of a lamb
drinking water far down. He wanted to eat it up. He ran up to it and said very
angrily, “Why are you making the water muddy? Don’t you see that I am drinking
it?”
The poor little
lamb began to tremble and said, “Please, sir, the water is flowing from you to
me. So I am not at all making it dirty for you.” “But why did you call me names
last year?” thundered the wolf. “You are mistaken, sir,” replied the lamb. “I
was not even born last year.” “Then it must have been your elder brother. And
you must now suffer for his fully.” So saying he jumped upon the unfortunate
lamb and tore it into pieces.
Moral. Any excuse is good enough for an
evildoer.