The Foolish Lion

Once upon a time, a hungry lion was wandering about through the forest in search of prey. After a while he saw a hare sleeping under a tree. The lion was delighted. He raised a paw to kill it.

It was then that an antelope came that way. The lion saw it. He knew that the meat of an antelope was tastier than that of a hare. Besides, the antelope was so much bigger than a hare, and would fill his stomach. So he left the hare and dashed after the antelope.

On hearing the noise made by the lion, the hare woke up and ran for his life
Though the lion ran fast, the antelope ran faster and quickly disappeared in the distance. Deeply disappointed the lion went back to the place where the hare had been sleeping. But when he reached there, there was no sign of the hare anywhere.
The lion realized how foolish he had been. He remembered the proverb his sire used to repeat often:”A bird in hand worth two in the bush.”

Moral

WE SHOULD BE SATISFIED WITH THE LUCK WE HAVE AND SHOULD NOT CHASE THE LUCK THAT MAY NEVER COME IF WE DO SO, WE MAY BE DISAPPOINTED LIKE THE LION.