There are several versions of this great Aesop’s fable. I searched around and found most of those versions wanting. I heard a real good one before. I hope can do justice to this great teacher. For several years, the four bulls survived cycles of famine. It was told that while most animals in the forest as well as in the desert silently died, the four bulls survived. They survived even from the preying of the king of the jungle: the lion.
Their secret was simple. They would guard each other's back:
East <->West;
North<->South.
One ominous summer, the lion found the fox. Just as the lion was about to eat the fox, the latter offered a deal. “If you’re going to let me go, I’ll tell you how to eat those siblings, referring to the four bulls.” A deal was struck.
The fox started his mission: to divide the siblings. Off he went to each one of the bulls and whispered something. Just before the sundown, the bulls started to quarrel and eventually disintegrate.
A small opening in their defense the lion was waiting for. He charged and ate them one by one.
While the lion and the fox were sharing their prize. The lion remarked, “You’re a genius! Just what did you tell each one of them?” “Oh that,” The fox replied, “lies and truth about each other.”
story adapted from Aesop; photo: bestlatin.blogspot.com
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