The Baby Fox #25
THE BABY FOX
One day, the tiger wandered in the forest for a long time, but he could not find any prey. While returning to his den, the tired tiger came across a baby fox. He picked it up and went into his den. He said to the tigress, "Today I have brought a baby fox. I did not feel like killing it, so I've brought it alive. You may kill it and feed the cubs."
The tigress replied, "If you do not have the heart to kill it, how could you expect me to kill it? After all, I am a mother. I will look after this baby fox as my third baby along with our two cubs."
So, the three babies started living together very happily. They were always seen playing together.
One day, when they went out, they saw an elephant. The cubs started chasing the elephant. But the baby fox warned them, "That is an elephant. Do not go near it. It will crush you to death."
Saying this, the baby fox ran for his life and hid in the den.
After some time, the cubs also reached the den. They narrated their story to the tigress. They looked at the baby fox who was scared of the elephant and made fun of him. The baby fox was very angry with his brothers.
The tigress advised the baby fox, "You should not get angry with your brothers." This made him even more angry. He said to the tigress, "Why do my brothers make fun of me? I don't like it."
Hearing this, the tigress started laughing. She said, "You are brave, intelligent and handsome, but my cubs do not know about your family and so, they laugh at you. An elephant is a large animal and all the members of the family to which you belong fear the elephant and can never kill it. But the tiger cubs are never afraid of the elephant."
The baby fox said, "Why do you say that? Who am I? Where is my family?"
The tigress said, "Listen, my dear. You are not a tiger cub. You are a baby fox. When you were small, I took pity on you and brought you up along with my cubs. They do not know that you are a baby fox. If the cubs come to know this, they will tear you to pieces. So, please leave this place. immediately."
The baby fox was terribly frightened and he ran away into the forest as fast as he could to save his life.
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