Story III: The Lion King, the Jackal and the Hyena (Harming others is harming yourself)

 It is said that long time ago the mighty lion got very ill. As he was lying ill, he asked that all the animals came to him. So, the animals quickly answered their king's calling. One only, the jackal, was missing. The hyena was among the animals who gathered to watch their king and he saw that the jackal had not came. He cunningly went to the lion king and whispered to him:
- The jackal is now looking for food and that is why he is not here with us, where he should be.
The lion then got very upset and he ordered the jackal to come. The king said to him:
-Jackal, you do know that I am very ill and that I have called all the animals to me! You alone were not here with me.
- My king, said the Jackal, I might not have been right here with you but I was very worried for you. I went to a witch doctor to ask for an advice that might help you get better . The witch doctor said that you need to have the skin of the hyena. His skin is the only cure for your illness!
- OK then! said the lion. I will do it; I will call all the animals here again and when the hyena arrives, I will take his skin.

Not knowing about the king's plan, the hyena came to join him again. He sat very close to the king, somewhere in the first rows of the animal crowd. The lion had then skinned him as planned.

Story III related by Nicholas the Treesleeper  in 2011