There was once a lion king who did not have a bad temper. In fact, he never took any pleasure in acting violently but was instead mild and just, as if he were a human being.
During this lion's reign, so they say, all the wild animals assembled to present their petitions and receive verdicts in their disputes. Every animal was called to account: the wolf for what he had done to the lamb, the leopard for what she had done to the wild goat, the tiger for what he had done to the deer, and so on.
In the end, all the animals were at peace with one another. The timid hare then proclaimed, 'Now has come the day for which I have always prayed, when even the weak creatures are feared by the strong!'
