The
Lion and the slave
A cruel man had a slave whom he treated very harshly.
Being sick of his master, the slave ran away to a jungle and began to live in a
cave. First he was terribly frightened. But soon he noticed that the lion had a
thorn in his paw. He made bold, went close the lion and pulled out the thorn. The
lion licked slave hand and went away from there. Soon after, the slave was
caught. According to the custom of that land, he was thrown before a hungry
lion. When the lion saw the slave, he lay down on the earth and start licking
his feet. It was the same lion out of whose paw slave had pulled out a thorn.
The spectators were astonished. When the judge heard the whole story. He set
the slave free.
Moral: Kindness is always rewarded.
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