A Lesson from Fairytales 2
The Lion and the Crane
When a lion was eating some meat, a bone stuck in his throat. The throat became swollen, he could not take food, and in consequence he suffered terribly.
A crane that was perched on a tree looking for food, saw him suffering like that and asked, "What is the matter?"
The lion told him.
"I could free you from that bone, but I don't dare to enter your mouth for fear you might eat me."
"Don't be afraid. I will not eat you; only save my life."
"Very well," said the crane, and made the lion lie down on his left side.
But the crane thought to himself, "Who knows what this fellow will do?" and placed a small stick upright between the two lion jaws so that the lion could not close his mouth. Then the crane put his head inside the lion's mouth and struck one end of the bone with his beak. The bone dropped and fell out. As soon as he had made the bone fall, he got out of the lion's mouth, striking the stick with his beak so that it fell out, and then settled on a branch.
The lion got well, and one day was eating a buffalo he had killed. The crane, thinking 'I will speak with him," settled on a branch just over him, and said:
I have done a great service to youTo the best of my ability.What return shall I get from you?
The lion answered:
As I feed on blood,And always hunt for prey,It is much that you are still alive today.
The crane slowly understood: "This lion does not much good. He is not doing as he would be done by either. There is no gratitude in him, and to serve him seems useless. His friendship is not won by the clearest good deed. Better softly withdraw from him." And then the crane flew away.
Lesson learnt : A trapped Lion that is still a lion.
In my case, A fat smiling fox is still a fox.
When a lion was eating some meat, a bone stuck in his throat. The throat became swollen, he could not take food, and in consequence he suffered terribly.
A crane that was perched on a tree looking for food, saw him suffering like that and asked, "What is the matter?"
The lion told him.
"I could free you from that bone, but I don't dare to enter your mouth for fear you might eat me."
"Don't be afraid. I will not eat you; only save my life."
"Very well," said the crane, and made the lion lie down on his left side.
But the crane thought to himself, "Who knows what this fellow will do?" and placed a small stick upright between the two lion jaws so that the lion could not close his mouth. Then the crane put his head inside the lion's mouth and struck one end of the bone with his beak. The bone dropped and fell out. As soon as he had made the bone fall, he got out of the lion's mouth, striking the stick with his beak so that it fell out, and then settled on a branch.
The lion got well, and one day was eating a buffalo he had killed. The crane, thinking 'I will speak with him," settled on a branch just over him, and said:
I have done a great service to youTo the best of my ability.What return shall I get from you?
The lion answered:
As I feed on blood,And always hunt for prey,It is much that you are still alive today.
The crane slowly understood: "This lion does not much good. He is not doing as he would be done by either. There is no gratitude in him, and to serve him seems useless. His friendship is not won by the clearest good deed. Better softly withdraw from him." And then the crane flew away.
Lesson learnt : A trapped Lion that is still a lion.
In my case, A fat smiling fox is still a fox.
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