Four brahmins were traveling together. Along the road, they found some tiger bones.
The first brahmin boasted, "My mantra can reassemble the skeleton!"
"I can give the bones flesh and blood!" boasted the second.
"And I'll bring it to life!" boasted the third.
"Wait!" shouted the fourth as he clambered up a tree. "That sounds dangerous!"
But the brahmins didn't wait.
"Let there be a skeleton!" intoned the first.
"Let there be flesh and blood!" intoned the second.
"Let there be a living tiger!" intoned the third.
Then the living tiger ate the three brahmins.
Only the fourth brahmin survived.
Inspired by: "A Twist in the Tale" in A Twist in the Tale by Aditi De, 2005.
Notes: This version is from Karnataka; the story is also found in the Panchatantra.
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