The Lion, The Bear And The Fox


Summary

This short fable tells the tale of a Bear and a Lion who compete to capture a stray kid, not realizing that their fierce battle leaves them both weakened and unable to claim their prize. Meanwhile, a cunning Fox takes advantage of their exhaustion and swiftly steals the kid, leaving the two predators to lament their missed opportunity. The story imparts a moral lesson about the futility of destructive competition and the benefits of cooperation, suggesting that a shared, friendly approach might have yielded a more favorable outcome for the Bear and the Lion.

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Just as a great Bear rushed to seize a stray kid, a Lion leaped from another direction upon the same prey. The two fought furiously for the prize until they had received so many wounds that both sank down unable to continue the battle.

Just then a Fox dashed up, and seizing the kid, made off with it as fast as he could go, while the Lion and the Bear looked on in helpless rage.

“How much better it would have been,” they said, “to have shared in a friendly spirit.”

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