Two mice lived in a cave. There also lived a lion in that cave. Every day, the mice used to feed on the leftovers of the lion’s food. One day, they found no leftover food, as a jackal had come and had finished it off. This got the mice worried. But the younger one was clever. He said, “I have an idea to get rid of the jackal!” The mice collected some fish and some gravel and made a pie out of it. They took the pie to the jackal’s cave. Smelling the fish, the greedy jackal came out of the cave and ate the pie. But, as soon as he finished eating, he had a terrible stomachache and started crying. Upon seeing this, the younger mouse suggested, “This food here is stale. You should go to the mountains, to get fresh food and air and you will never have this stomachache again!” Believing the mouse, the jackal went away.
The Intelligent Mouse
