How The Mouse-Deer Cheated The Tiger

Long, long a go a mouse-deer and a tiger were neighbours. The tiger was very fierce. he like to boast how strong the was. All the animal in the forest were afraid of him. He ate at least one of them for dinner every day.

The Mouse-deer decided to teach him a good lesson.

"Why don't you allow me to bring you your dinner everyday? You will then not have to hunt for food," he asked the tiger.

The tiger agreed.

The next day the mouse-deer took a rat with him to see the tiger.

"I'am afraid I couldn't bring you a bigger animal, " the mouse deer exclamined. "There's an animal who look excactly like you blocking the road. he too has a rat sitting on his head. He said to all the animal, Is there anyone in the word who can fight with me? if so, let him come and try. If there's no one, then I'm king of the forest.

"Ho!" said the tiger. "Didn't you tell him about me?"

"Yes, I did," replied the mouse-deer.

"But it would have been better if I hadn't. When I told him how strong you were, he laughed and said rude things. he even said he would not accept you as his servant.

Good luck