Donkey in the tiger skin

Once upon a time a washerman had a donkey who was getting very feeble and weak day by day and it was difficult for the donkey to carry heavy loads of laundry. One day the washerman found a tiger skin and he had an idea. Every night he would put tiger skin on the donkey and let him loose in the farmers fields. The donkey started to get plump again as he got good fodder. One night the donkey was grazing in the fields wearing tiger skin and the donkey heard a she-donkey braying at a distance. The donkey started to bray as well in response and the farmers realized that it was a donkey in disguise of a tiger and they killed him with stones and sticks.

Wisdom, Life lessons and Rules-Silence is golden. Sometimes speaking more can get us into trouble. So speaking less is better, silence leads to success in some situations.

Credits:-The Panchatantra translated by Chandra Rajan.