There was once a fox who lived in the forest.
He was a clever and cunning fox.
He could easily fool anyone.
One day, a tiger saw the fox and thought,
"He will make a tasty meal.
I will eat the little fox for dinner."
The tiger snuck up on the fox.
The tiger opened his mouth and was about to eat the fox.
But the fox yelled, "Stop! How dare you!
Do not touch me.
I am the King of the Forest."
The tiger stopped and chuckled.
"Ha-ha! You? You are not the King of the Forest.
You are just a small, silly fox."
The fox knew he was not the King of the Forest, but he planned to trick the tiger.
"I am! I'm the King of the Forest.
And I can prove it."
"You are not the King of the Forest.
All I see is a little fox," said the tiger.
The fox thought quickly.
Because he was very clever, he soon had a plan.
"Truly, I am the King of the Forest.
When the other animals see me, they run away."
"They run away from you?
Ha-ha-ha! No one runs away from you.
You are a silly, skinny fox," laughed the tiger.
The fox knew that the deer were afraid of the tiger.
So he said, "Let's go see the deer.
They will run away."
The fox and the tiger went to see the deer.
When the deer saw the tiger, they ran away.
"Run, run! It is the King of the Forest," cried the deer.
"Look at them.
They are afraid of me.
I am the King of the Forest," said the fox.
"Hmm? I still don't believe you.
You are just a little fox," the tiger said.
"Let's go see the monkeys.
They will run away too," said the fox.
So the fox and the tiger went to see the monkeys.
When the monkeys saw the tiger, they ran away.
"Swing, swing! It's the King of the Forest," they said.
"They are afraid of you!" the tiger said.
"Of course they are.
I am the King of the Forest.
All animals are afraid of me," boasted the fox.
The tiger believed the fox.
Now he was afraid of the fox too.
"I am so sorry, my great king.
Please do not hurt me!"
"I will let you go, but you must never try to hurt me again," said the fox.
The tiger thanked the fox and bowed to him.
"My king, I will never hurt you again.
You are a furious, furry fox."
"You may go," said the fox smiling.
That night, the fox told all his friends about the tiger.
The fox and his friends laughed and laughed.