Long-Bill heard the King’s story but said, “I told them, Sir, that you will also become petty like a petty master if you serve him!” They asked the crane, “What do you mean?” “Haven’t you ever looked into trick mirrors? In them, a fat man will appear thin and a giant will look like a mouse!” replied Long-Bill. “Have you never heard the story of the elephant who was deceived by moonlight?” The attendants asked him what the story was. So, the crane told them the story of the elephant and the hare. It was a story in which even the might of King Elephant could not defeat the trickery of a wise old hare. He was deceived by a hare and some moonlight! His herd had to withdraw from a lake because of their foolish master.
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