23. A Cunning Tiger

 

A Cunning Tiger

There was a holy man who lived near a forest. He used to meditate there alone. There was no support for him. He was wise and pious. He lived there alone.

One day, while he was in deep meditation, a rat came to him that was chased by a cat. The rat requested the holy man to rescue him from the cat. The holy man showed pity on him seeing his helpless situation. Then by his power of him, he turned the rat into a cat. Later on,  for wiping out in the fear of the dog from the cat's mind he turned the cat into a dog.

Then the dog said to the holy man that he was unable to walk freely because of the  fear of the  tiger. So, the holy man turned the dog into a tiger by his power.

After being a tiger, he thought if he could kill the holy man then there would be no fear at all. So, he was waiting for a chance to kill him. But the tiger could not do it. Instantly understanding the notorious intention of the tiger he turned the tiger once again into a rat. 

Finally, we have learned from the story that we should not trust any devil fellow.