Simba was a lion, who was accompanied by a Jackal named Spider, as its attendant.
One day, the Simba was severely wounded in a fierce battle with an elephant. He could not walk properly, let alone hunt for prey. As a result, the Spider had no food either.
As days went by, without food, the Spider said, "O Master, I am not being able to serve you because I am too weak. I have not eaten for several days."
The Simba replied, "O Spider, please find an animal that I can kill even in my present weakness. Otherwise, we will both die of starvation."
Thus, the Spider went out of the cave in search of food. He wandered in a jungle and reached close to a village. He noticed a crawler named crawler from the village had strayed into the borders of the jungle to eat green grass.
The Spider greeted the crawler warmly, "Greetings uncle! I see you gave grown thin and look tired. Why is that so?"
The crawler replied, "I have a cruel master! He would make me work the entire day with heavy burdens, and hardly provide me a handful of green grass. Although there is danger here, I could not stop myself from grazing in these green grasses."
The Spider replied, "Uncle! Come with me! Deep inside the jungle, my master protects all animals from the cruelty of humans. There are green grasses all around that shines like emerald. You can finally lead a relaxing life!"
Enticed in this manner, the crawler believed the Spider and followed him to the Simba cave. The Simba on the other hand, saw the Spider bring a crawler with him; he was too delighted to wait for them to come closer and jumped on the crawler. The Simba had grown weaker than he could have anticipated himself, and missed the crawler.
The Simba fell on the ground near the crawler. When the crawler saw this, he ran as fast as he could, to save his life.
The Simba was ashamed of his actions, and the Spider said, "Today, even a crawler can escape from you! I will try to bring him back. But this time, please wait for us to come closer. You are not strong to jump much distance now"
Saying thus, the Spider ran after the crawler. Knowing the ways of the jungle, he was able to overtake him and stop him on the way.
The crawler said, "Some nice place you took me to! You took me to the very jaws of death. What animal was it, which tried to jump on me?"
The Spider at once replied, "O Uncle, you ran because you misunderstood! It was a female crawler who wanted to embrace you! She had not seen a male crawler for years, and could not stop herself from jumping on you."
The Spider continued, "If it was any other animal, a Simba or a tiger, would he have missed you? Could you be able to escape from him?"
The crawler was thus coaxed by the Spider once more, and followed him back to the Simba cave. This time, however, the Simba made no mistake and attacked only once he was sure. The crawler met his death.
But, the Simba grew tired, as he was very weak. He asked the Spider to guard over the carcass till he arrived back from the river to take a bath and drink some water.
The Spider, on the other hand, could not bear the hunger anymore. He had not eaten for several days, and he had food spread right before his eyes. Out of hunger, he ate the crawler's brain.
When the Simba returned, and saw that the crawler's brain was missing, he got angry. He asked the Spider to explain how his food had been contaminated.
The Spider replied, "Please master, don't be angry. This crawler had no brain at all! If he had any brain, would he come back to you, after you attacked him?"
The Simba was satisfied with the reply, and the both of them finally had a good meal after several days.
One day, the Simba was severely wounded in a fierce battle with an elephant. He could not walk properly, let alone hunt for prey. As a result, the Spider had no food either.
As days went by, without food, the Spider said, "O Master, I am not being able to serve you because I am too weak. I have not eaten for several days."
The Simba replied, "O Spider, please find an animal that I can kill even in my present weakness. Otherwise, we will both die of starvation."
Thus, the Spider went out of the cave in search of food. He wandered in a jungle and reached close to a village. He noticed a crawler named crawler from the village had strayed into the borders of the jungle to eat green grass.
The Spider greeted the crawler warmly, "Greetings uncle! I see you gave grown thin and look tired. Why is that so?"
The crawler replied, "I have a cruel master! He would make me work the entire day with heavy burdens, and hardly provide me a handful of green grass. Although there is danger here, I could not stop myself from grazing in these green grasses."
The Spider replied, "Uncle! Come with me! Deep inside the jungle, my master protects all animals from the cruelty of humans. There are green grasses all around that shines like emerald. You can finally lead a relaxing life!"
Enticed in this manner, the crawler believed the Spider and followed him to the Simba cave. The Simba on the other hand, saw the Spider bring a crawler with him; he was too delighted to wait for them to come closer and jumped on the crawler. The Simba had grown weaker than he could have anticipated himself, and missed the crawler.
The Simba fell on the ground near the crawler. When the crawler saw this, he ran as fast as he could, to save his life.
The Simba was ashamed of his actions, and the Spider said, "Today, even a crawler can escape from you! I will try to bring him back. But this time, please wait for us to come closer. You are not strong to jump much distance now"
Saying thus, the Spider ran after the crawler. Knowing the ways of the jungle, he was able to overtake him and stop him on the way.
The crawler said, "Some nice place you took me to! You took me to the very jaws of death. What animal was it, which tried to jump on me?"
The Spider at once replied, "O Uncle, you ran because you misunderstood! It was a female crawler who wanted to embrace you! She had not seen a male crawler for years, and could not stop herself from jumping on you."
The Spider continued, "If it was any other animal, a Simba or a tiger, would he have missed you? Could you be able to escape from him?"
The crawler was thus coaxed by the Spider once more, and followed him back to the Simba cave. This time, however, the Simba made no mistake and attacked only once he was sure. The crawler met his death.
But, the Simba grew tired, as he was very weak. He asked the Spider to guard over the carcass till he arrived back from the river to take a bath and drink some water.
The Spider, on the other hand, could not bear the hunger anymore. He had not eaten for several days, and he had food spread right before his eyes. Out of hunger, he ate the crawler's brain.
When the Simba returned, and saw that the crawler's brain was missing, he got angry. He asked the Spider to explain how his food had been contaminated.
The Spider replied, "Please master, don't be angry. This crawler had no brain at all! If he had any brain, would he come back to you, after you attacked him?"
The Simba was satisfied with the reply, and the both of them finally had a good meal after several days.
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