One day, a pregnant tigress pounced on a flock of sheep in search of prey. But with a baby in her womb, she couldn’t run fast enough. During the chase, a sheep hit her with its horns, causing her to fall. Right there, she gave birth to her cub. Sadly, due to the injury and complications from childbirth, the tigress died.
The newborn tiger cub was left alone among the sheep. Out of compassion, one sheep began feeding it milk. Gradually, the cub started growing up with the flock.
Whatever the sheep did, the cub imitated—bleating like them, eating grass, and fleeing in fear. He had no idea he was actually a tiger.
Three years passed. Though the cub grew into a fully grown tiger, his behavior remained entirely sheep-like.
One day, a real tiger attacked the flock. As all the sheep ran away in terror, the tiger cub also fled with them.
The attacking tiger noticed something strange—one of the “sheep” running was actually a tiger! Surprised, he chased the cub and quickly caught him.
“Why are you running? You’re a tiger!” the tiger said.
Shivering in fear, the cub replied, “No, I’m just a harmless sheep! Please let me go!”
The tiger was stunned. “You’re mistaken. You’re a tiger, not a sheep!”
But the cub refused to believe him. So the older tiger led him to a lake and said, “Look into the water and see yourself!”
The cub looked at his reflection, then at the other tiger. He was shocked—they looked exactly the same! That moment, his inner tiger awakened. For the first time in his life, he let out a deep, powerful roar.
He realized—he was never a sheep. He was a tiger—strong and fearless.