8. The Jackal and his Brothers

Laura Gibbs · 8. The Jackal and his Brothers

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A lioness had given birth to twins.
The lion went hunting and caught a baby jackal. "Eat this!" he told her.
The lioness, however, nursed the jackal, who grew up with the lions.
One day the cubs saw an elephant; the lions wanted to attack, but the jackal warned them away.
"It's too dangerous!" he said.
The lion twins snarled. "You're such a coward!"
The lioness feared for the jackal. "You aren't really a lion," she told him. "You should run away before your lion brothers kill you."
So the jackal went away and found his jackal brothers at last.

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Inspired by: The Panchatantra, translated by Arthur Ryder.
Notes: It is in Book 4, Story 5.