The Donkey, the Fox, and the Lion

🦊🐴🦁 In a village lived a donkey. He was simple, honest, and innocent by nature. The donkey’s only friend was a clever fox. The fox was cunning, shrewd, and an expert in deceiving others for his own gain.

One day, the fox befriended a lion. He thought he could use this friendship to his advantage. But the lion was hungry and omnivorous. The fox knew that if he was caught alone by the lion, he wouldn’t survive. So, he made a plan.

He took the donkey and said, “Friend, in the forest, there’s a new fruit tree bearing fruit. Come, I’ll take you to eat them.” The donkey, unaware of anything, went along with the fox.

The fox led the donkey to the lion. The lion roared and pounced on the donkey. Frightened, the donkey ran away. The lion, disappointed, said to the fox, “You said it would be easy prey! Why did it escape?”

The fox laughed and said, “I’ll bring him again. You hide this time.”

The next day, the fox again convinced the donkey, “That day, the fruits weren’t ripe. Today they are. Come, I’ll let you eat them.”

The innocent donkey trusted the fox again. This time, the lion was hiding and leapt out, killing the donkey. The lion said, “I’m going for a walk. I’ll eat after I return.” In the meantime, the fox ate the donkey’s brain.

When the lion returned, he saw the donkey’s head empty. He asked, “Where is the donkey’s brain?”

The fox laughed and said, “One who has no sense in the head, how can he have a brain?”

Moral: Excessive simplicity turns into foolishness. And cunningness, if it strays from morality, eventually leads to destruction.