The hunters, armed with darts and sharp lances, silently crept closer and closer. The lioness, who was feeding the suckling babies, suddenly smelled an unfamiliar smell and immediately realized that danger was close. But it was too late. The hunters have already surrounded the lair.
At the sight of people with weapons in their hands, the lioness was dumbfounded. She wanted to escape, but immediately thought better of it: then her cubs would become easy prey for hunters.
The mother decided to protect the babies at the cost of her own life. Bending her head low so as not to see the sharp peaks aimed at her, she rushed at the people in a desperate jump and put them to flight.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru