The Old Woman and the Physician
An Old Woman having lost the use of her eyes, called in a physician to heal then, and made this bargain with him in the presence of witness: that if he should cure her blindness, he should receive from her a sum of money; but if her infirmity remained, she should give him nothing, This agreement being made, the Physician, time after time, applied his salve to her eyes, and on every visit took something away, stealing all her property little by little. And when he had got all she had, he healed her and demanded the promised payment. The Old Woman, when she recovered her sight and saw none of her goods in her house, would give him nothing
“ Oh, you worthless jackal! I told you to bring ten lions, and you have brought only one. Stand still, I shall punish you for your disobedience. “
Hearing this, the lion thought that the jackal had deceived him. He leapt upon the jackal and tore him to pieces. Then the lion ran speedily away and did not once look back.
The goat slept that night in peace, her courage and wit having saved her life. The poor lion had to spend the whole night wandering about in the jungle.