Hello, hello, and welcome back to Story Nouri.

You're listening to Jana, and I'm here with two fables from the Panchatantra,

the lion, the jackal and the cave.

Deep in the heart of the jungle lived a mighty lion, who with age had grown slow and weary.

Hunting had become difficult, and he often went hungry.

One day, while roaming the forest, he came across a cave.

This cave looks like the perfect place for an animal to rest, thought the lion.

I will hide inside and wait.

Soon or later, its owner shall return, and I'll have an easy meal.

The lion squeezed into the cave and settled in a dark corner.

He waited and waited.

Finally, as the sun dipped low in the sky, the cave's true owner, a clever jackal approached, humming a tune.

Mm-hmm. jackal approached humming a tune.

The jackal stopped short when he noticed large pawprints in the dirt. He examined them carefully and saw that they led into the cave but did not come out.

Something's not right. Why would footprints stop at the entrance? Could it be that an enemy is

hiding for me? Inside? The jackal sharp mind hatched a plan. He stood at the mouth of the cave and called out loudly.

Oh, hello, cave! How are you this evening?

The lion heard the jackal's voice and thought,

Aha, the owner is back.

He sounds like a jackal.

I would rather have a deer for dinner,

but a jackal will do when I'm this hungry.

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