The generous lion

Some lions may be bullies, but not all of them. Once, a lion was out hunting and killed a buffalo. Suddenly, a bandit - a rather stupid fellow - jumped out from behind a bush. "I'm not afraid of you," he shouted. "Hand over half that buffalo." " If you're not afraid, you should be," said the lion, and growled so fiercely the bandit took to his heels. Shortly afterwards, a traveller came along and, seeing the lion, stepped back quietly. "Don't be afraid," said the lion.

"Because you're not a greedy pig like the bandit I've just chased away, you can share my meal with me." And so saying the lion went off leaving half the buffalo for the traveller.