A Wolf had stolen a Lamb and was carrying it off to his lair to eat it. But his plans were very much changed when he met a Lion, who, without making any excuses, took the Lamb away from him.
The Wolf made off to a safe distance, and then said in a much injured tone:
"You have no right to take my property like that!"
The Lion looked back, but as the Wolf was too far away to be taught a lesson without too much inconvenience, he said:
"Your property? Did you buy it, or did the Shepherd make you a gift of it? Pray tell me, how did you get it?"
Moral
What is evil won is evil lost.
The Ass and His Shadow
The Lion and the Gnat
The Bat and the Weasels
The Dog and the Oyster
The Mice and the Weasels
The Ants and the Grasshopper
Farmer’s Well and Witty Birbal
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle
The Wolf and the House Dog