The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Terror and The Donkey of Guizhou
2 min readThe Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Terror
One day a tiger was hunting around in a forest.An unlucky fox was caught by the tiger.
For the fox，the inescapable fate was very clear-death.Despite the danger，the fox thought hard to find a way out.Promptly，the fox declared to the tiger，”How dare you kill me！” on hearing the words the tiger was surprised and asked for the reason.The fox raised his voice a bit higher and declared arrogantly:”To tell you the truth，it’s I who was accredited by God to the forest as the king of all the animals！If you kill me，it will be against the God’s will，you know？”Seeing that the tiger became suspicious，the fox added:”Let’s have a test.Let’s go through the forest.Follow me and you will see how the animals are frightened of me.”
The tiger agreed.So the fox walked ahead of the tiger proudly through the forest.As you can imagine，the animals，seeing the tiger behind，were all terribly frightened and ran away.
Then the fox said proudly，”There is no doubt that what I said is true，isn’tit？”
The tiger had nothing to say but to acknowledge the result.So the tiger nodded and said，“You are right.You are the king.”
The Donkey of Guizhou
Thousands of years ago, there was no donkey in Guizhou Province. So someone officious shipped one there. But finding no use for it, he set it loose at the foot of the mountain.
One day,a tiger was walking around to find something to eat, when he saw the strange animal. The huge new comer frightened him quite a bit. He hid himself in the bushes and studied the donkey watchfully. It seemed all right. So the tiger came near to the donkey to have a close look.”Hawhee…”a loud noise burst out, which sent the tiger running away as fast ashe could. He could not have any time to think before he settled himself home. The humiliation stung in him. He must come back to that strange thing to see it clearly though he was still haunted by the terrible noise.
The donkey was enraged when the tiger got too close. So the donkey brought his unique skill to bear on the offender-to kick with his hooves. After several bouts, it became very clear that what the donkey had was so much. The tiger jumped upon the donkey in time, cut its throat, and ate it up.
People always tell the story to speak of one’s limited tricks.
