Look Before You Leap

            A fox was once passing by a well after sunset. It had been dark. She he did not notice the well. He slipped in to the well. He remained there all the night and suffered much. Somehow he saved himself from drowning. Near that well there lived a villager. The villager had a goat. The goat was quite foolish. In the morning while grazing about, she went near the well. The fox on seeing the goat said, “Come friend, you have not tasted such clear and sweet water in your life as you may find in this well. I have drunk and drunk and yet want to drink.” The foolish goat was a bit thirsty. She could not check herself. She at once jumped into the well. The fox got upon the head of the goat and got out of the well.

NEVER BELIEVE THE WICKED

           There was a tiger. He was very cruel in his youth. He was a man eater. In his old age he became very weak. He could no longer hunt down any animal. So he suffered much in want of food. He had a gold bangle in his possession. He sat in an open place in the forest with bangle. There was a road along that open place. When the tiger saw any man passing by he said to him’ “Brother here is a good bangle. I wish to give it to you. Don’t fear. I am old and infirm now. I now pray to God five times a day and do other religious acts. The bangle is useless to me. It will be useful to you. Don’t fear, come to me and take this.”        
A man was passing by the way. He was simple and religious minded. He believed the tiger. He thought he would help a poor man with that gold. He went near the tiger and was about to receive that bangle. The wicked tiger caught him by the neck and killed him.