The animals of the forest made a with a ferocious lion who killed
for . It was agreed that one animal each day would willingly come
to the ferocious lion's den to be his supper and, in turn, the lion would
never hunt again. The first to go to the lion's was a timid rabbit, who
went slowly.
"Why are you late?" the lion roared when the rabbit arrived.
"I'm late because of the other lion," said the rabbit.
"In my jungle? Take me to this other lion."
The rabbit led the lion to a deep well and told him to look in. The lion
saw his own in the water and roared! The sound of his roar
bounced right back at him as an echo.
"I alone am king of this jungle," he roared again.
His echo answered him, "I alone am king of this jungle."
With that, the lion became so enraged, he charged into the deep well with a
great splash! The lion his own reflection and was never heard from
again.