A Clever Fox

There lived a lion in a forest. It fed on other animals and spent time happily. Over time, it became old and was not able to hunt any more. So, the lion stayed in the cave. One day, it called a Cow that was passing by, and said, with a note of sorrow in its voice, "I will not live any longer. All these days, I ate other animals which is a sin. Now I want to compensate for my past acts". Innocent cow believed the lion. The cow conveyed the same to other animals in the jungle and asked them to visit the lion, when ever they had time. All these animals were good friends of the cow. They started visiting the lion one after other. The lion killed and ate all the animals that paid it a visit. It hid the bones in the cave. One day, a fox while going on that way, thought to visit the lion and went near the cave. The lion was laying on the ground and was groaning. It got up with all vigour and excitement upon seeing the fox. The lion asked the fox to step inside the cave. The clever fox, looked at the cave attentively before going inside. It noticed few bones here and there. It understood the reality, escaped from the place and saved itself. It explained what happened to the other animals, and saved their life as well.