Kancil Crocodiles

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Wishing to cross the river to a fruit orchard, Kancil tells the crocodiles that the king has ordered a feast and he must first count them all. He bids them line up nose to tail across the water, then hops from back to back as he 'counts,' and skips ashore on the far bank before they understand the trick. Moral: wit turns even one's hunters into a bridge. — Sang Kancil (Malay folklore)