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The camel was presented to the king.
“Get on the camel’s back, Your Majesty,” said the fox.
“We’ll return home first.”
The lion at once jumped on the camel’s back. The leopard
and the fox sat behind him. With the crow flying ahead as a
guide, they reached the forest all hungry and tired.
The three ministers looked at the camel with greedy eyes.
The lion knew what his ministers were thinking.
He turned to the camel and said, “Friend, I must thank
you for saving my life. You are welcome to live with me in my
forest as long as you like. I promise you my protection.”
The ministers were shocked to hear this. They had all
the time been longing to eat the camel’s meat. But they said
nothing as they were afraid of the king.
The lion, too, was feeling very hungry. But his paws were
badly burnt and he couldn’t go to hunt by himself.
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