The Slave And Lion
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| The Slave And Lion |
There lived a rich merchant in a city. He had a slave. The merchant was very cruel. Once the slave could not beat the cruelty of the merchant. He ran away to a forest.
He heard a groan. He went forward and saw a lion. There was a thorn in its paw.
The slave felt sorry for the lion. Without any fear, he went to the lion and pulled out the thorn. The lion felt relieved. He did not kill the slave.
In the meantime, the merchant had started a search for the slave. At last his men caught the slave. The merchant ordered that he should be thrown before a hungry lion.
But everybody surprised to see that the lion did not kill the slave. Like a dog it licked the feet of the slave. The slave recognized the lion. He told the whole story to the people. The merchant was very much impressed.
He made the slave a free man.
Moral : Kindness is never forgotten.