The Ass, The Cock, and The Lion

Once there lived a cock in a village. One fine morning an ass came to him. He started talking about his foods. He told to the cock that he can get enough food under the tree. The cock said yes we can share that food each other. They became friends.

Suddenly, a lion came there. Seeing the cock and ass there lion said, “I don’t need to search food far and wide. My next meals can be ready if I can hunt one of them.

Seeing the lion, the cock flew on to a branch of the tree and boasted in fear. Hearing this strange sound, the lion got scared and ran away from that place. The ass thought that the lion was frightened of him. He started following him. He didn’t realize that it was the cock’s boast that had scared the lion.

When the lion and the ass went out of hearing of the cock, the lion thought may be the ass feared with the same. Thinking like this he turned back. He saw the ass is following behind him. He pounced upon the ass and killed him.

Moral: False confidence often leads into danger.