( from an ancient parable) 2 Bengal tigers terrorized a village they were notorious for killing goats, cows, and eating even people a sadhu holy man passing through heard the stories a pacifist and a vegetarian, he convinced the village leaders not to hunt the tigers -- he would have a holy conversation with them persuading them to leave the village alone --the village elders nodded he walked into the jungle where the tigers reportedly lived after a few hours, heard growls behind him they were hunting him he tried to keep his nerve, shouting Sanskrit mantras their shining green eyes told him they were happy to meat with him though he would only be a stringy snack from his much fasting sprinting, the sadhu felt the rancid breath from one of them just before his long-jump leap off the high cliff whooshing downward, reached the hand & managed to snag a vine which broke his fall --he hung there dangling, suspended halfway down looking up saw the tiger that almost clamped him salivating above looking down saw the hungry mate waiting with mouth open to catch him the vine he was holding wasn't very thick little mice came out of the cliff holes & began nibbling the vine the fibers began snapping, giving way a strawberry bush grew out of the cliff's side he picked one of the juicy berries mashed it in his mouth the sweetest he'd ever taste 1.4 8.8/7
Tiger With a Toothpick
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