The Fox King

Once upon a time there was a fox in a faraway jungle. It was a drought period and all the animals lacked food and water. One day the fox went to a nearby village to find food and water, as he could bear his hunger no longer.
The fox saw a pot and peaked inside to find food. But there wasn't any food inside - it was a pot of blue paint. The pot fell over and the fox was covered head to tail in blue paint. The fox was scared and ran off to the jungle.
When he got to the jungle the other animals didn't recognize him and they thought he was a special messenger from god, sent to save them from the drought. So they elected him their king. The king was given every comfort and lived a life of leisure and luxury.
But on Poya (full moon) Day all the foxes in the jungle began to bark at the moon. The king couldn't stop himself and began to bark too. At once all the animals saw that their king was really a fox and chased him out of the jungle.

The inborn qualities of a person cannot be hidden.
SHANIKA

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