A wily fox deep in the jungle suddenely noticed a lion about to pounce on him. ‘I’ve had it now’ he thought. Quick as a flash he picked up some old bones lying on the floor and while chewing on them said aloud ‘That was a tasty lion. I wonder where I can find another one because I’m still a little hungry’. When the lion heard that he froze and then ran away trembling. That fox must be a mighty strong fox he thought.
High up in a tree, a monkey saw what had taken place and raced after the lion to tell him, figuring that the lion would then owe him a favor. But the fox saw him and realised what the monkey was doing. Knowing that he could not outrun a lion, he stayed still.
Before long, sure enough, he saw the lion come racing back thru the jungle with the monkey riding on his back. The fox simply turned his back and waited until the lion was really close. Then he called out in an annoyed voice…
… ‘WHERE’S THAT DARN MONKEY? I SENT HIM AGES AGO TO BRING ME ANOTHER LION’…