Brahmin comes across caged tiger - tiger implores hire
to free - Brahmin obliges - tiger pounces on him - "no
fair” says Brahmin - fox passing by - Tiger, "Let's ask
the fox" - Brahmin relates all - fox says "puzzled about
tiger being in cage" - asks tiger to demonstrate - tiger
goes in - fox quickly locks cage - Brahmin grateful
write a story
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Once a Brahmin was passing through a forest when he came across a tiger caught in a trap.
“Oh pious Brahmin. Please let me out of this cage”, called the tiger to the Brahmin.
Oh no, my friend!” replied the Brahmin. “If I did so, you would kill me and eat me.”
The tiger swore to not kill him, and promised he would be the Brahmin’s slave for his entire life. Listening to the tiger plead, the Brahmin’s heart softened and he released the tiger from the trap. The 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 decision of the first 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’re 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 a yoke and make me work from morning to night. You’re a fool to expect gratitude!” replied the buffalo.
Finally the tiger and the Brahmin saw a jackal passing by and told him the entire story.
“How very confusing,” replied the jackal, shaking his head. “You were in the cage and the tiger came 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 do not 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.”
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