Once a fox met a tiger. The latter bared his teeth, stretch out his claws, and was about to devour him. But the fox spoke and said: "My dear sir, you must not think that you are the only king of beasts. Your courage does not compare with my own. Let us walk together, and do you keep behind me. And if men catch sight of me and do not fear me, then you may devour me". The tiger was willing, and so the fox led him along a broad highway. But the travellers, whenthey saw the tiger in the distance, were all frightened and ran away.