Panchatantra Lion Clever Hare

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A tyrant lion is promised one animal a day if he will stop his slaughter. When a clever hare's turn comes, it arrives late and tells the lion a rival lion bars the way; led to a well, the lion sees his own reflection, takes it for the rival, and leaps in to his death. Moral: wit can bring down brute strength. — Panchatantra (attrib. Vishnu Sharma)