Panchatantra Story: The Tiger, The Brahmin and The Jackal

Once a Brahmin was passing through a forest when came across a tiger caught in a trap.

"Oh, pious Brahmin. Please let me come out of this cage", called the tiger to Brahmin.

"On no! dear." replied the Brahmin. "If I did so you, you would kill me and eat me."

The tiger swore not to kill him and promised he would be Bhramin's slave for his entire life. Listening to the tiger plead, the Brahmin's heart softened and he released the tiger from the trap. Tiger immediately pounced on the man and cried, "What a fool you are? What is to prevent my eating you now."

The Brahmin pleaded for his life. The tiger granted that he would abide by the decisions of three things the Brahmin chose to question as to the justice of the tiger's action.

The Brahmin first asked a tree. "I give shelter to all who pass by, yet humans tear down my brothers for firewood. You are a fool to expect gratitude.", replied the tree.

Disappointed, the Brahmin turned to a buffalo. "I give humans milk and all they feed me is dry grass. Now that I have run dry, they tie me to yoke and make me work from morning to night.  You are a fool to expect gratitude.", replied the buffalo.

Finally, the Brahmin and the tiger saw a jackal passing by and they told him the entire story.

"How very confusing", the jackal replied, shaking his head. "You were in the cage and the tiger was walking by. Your story does not make any sense. Could you please tell me again?"

So the Brahmin told it all over again, but the jackal shook his head in a distracted sort of way. "I don't understand. The cage was in the tiger and you came walking by."

"What a fool you are!", the tiger exclaimed. "I was in the cage and the Brahmin came walking by".

"Of course my dear tiger!", replied the jackal. "I was in the cage and you came walking by. But how is that possible!"

The tiger was now getting impatient, as he was very hungry. He jumped into the cage and said, "Look, I was in the cage like this and Brahmin came walking by. Now do you understand?!"

"Perfectly!", grinned the jackal as he cunningly shut the door.

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