Some time later, the Jackal went to the Chicken and began to talk to her in the same way as to the poor Hare:
“Sister, why did you choose such an unenviable fate for yourself?” Before you have time to lay the egg, the Lion immediately eats it. Meanwhile, all your fellow tribeswomen incubate the eggs, and as soon as the chickens hatch, they lead them to frolic on dung heaps, in gardens and orchards on the outskirts of villages. When the babies are tired, they crawl under their mothers' wings to warm up and rest. They then grow up to become adult corydalis!
The chicken didn’t answer, she just sighed heavily. The jackal has confused her spirit! A few days later she went to Leo and said:
- O king of beasts, let me go, I’m tired of serving. In vain did the Lion try to restrain her, begged her, threatened her, but the Chicken was adamant. Then the enraged Lion struck her down with a blow of his paw and called the Jackal:
- Go bury this stupid bird! The jackal carried her away, tore her into pieces and ate her. “A great time is just around the corner!” - he thought and rejoiced.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru