Outline.
A lion kills many
animals daily --- a meeting --- agree to send one animal daily --- a hare’s
turn --- reaches late --- says: detained by another lion --- sets out to kill
his rival --- a well --- sees his own reflection --- jumps down --- drowned.
The Story.
Once a lion lived
in a certain jungle. He killed many animals every day. They held a meeting in
great disgust. They decided to send him one animal every day. He agreed to the
proposal.
One day, it was
the turn of a hare. It wilfully reached the lion’s den very late. He roared out
to it, where it had been for so long. “Your Majesty” replied the hare, “I was
coming to you with another hare today. But, another lion killed my companion on
the way and I have come alone.”
He was filled
with rage to hear about the other lion. And he wanted to fight the matter out
with his rival.
The hare led him
to a well. He peeped into it, and took his own reflection for his rival. He
jumped into it with an angry roar and was drowned. And the hare returned to his
friends with the happy news.