There was a thick forest on the side of a mountain. Many kinds of animals lived in the forest. A deer was eating grass and leaves with her two young ones. The young ones wandered happily here and there. The deer followed her fawns(幼鹿)into a cave. The deer was frightened because it was a tiger's cave. There were bones of dead animals all over the cave. Fortunately, the tiger was not inside the cave at the time.
The deer was trying to lead her young ones out of the cave when she heard a loud roar. She saw the tiger at a distance coming towards the cave. It was dangerous to go out of the cave now. She thought of a plan. The deer raised her voice and shouted, “My dear young children do not weep. I shall capture(捕捉)a tiger for you to eat. You can have a good dinner. ”
The tiger heard these words and became frightened. He thought, “Whose is that strange voice from the cave?A dangerous animal is staying inside to capture me. I shall run away to escape death. ”The tiger began to run away from there as fast as possible.
A jackal(胡狼) saw the running tiger. “Why are you running in great fear?”the jackal asked. The tiger said, “My friend, a powerful and fierce animal is in my cave. The young ones are crying for a tiger to eat. The mother is promising to capture a tiger for them. So, I am running away. ”
The cunning jackal was now sure the tiger was a coward(懦夫). It said, “Don't be afraid. No animal is fiercer or stronger than a tiger. Let us go together to find out. ”
But the tiger said, “I do not want to take a chance. You may run away. I will be left alone to die. So, I will not come with you. ”
The jackal said, “Trust me. Let us knot(打结) our tails together. Then I will not be able to leave you. ”The tiger agreed unwillingly to this proposal. So the jackal tied their tails in a knot. Now they walked towards the cave together.
Paragraph 1:
Thedeersawthejackalandthetigercomingtogether.
Paragraph 2:
Thetigerwasshockedtohearthisandhewassurenowthejackalcheatedhim.
