Kancil Well Escape

tale:kancil_well_escape

Fallen into a deep pit he cannot climb, Kancil waits until a tiger passes, then cries that the sky is about to fall and only the pit is safe. The frightened tiger leaps in beside him; Kancil scrambles up onto the tiger's back and out of the pit, leaving the great beast trapped below. Moral: a clever word can make your captor your stepping-stone. — Sang Kancil (Malay folklore)