Once upon a time, in a deep green forest, there lived a mighty lion named Bhasuraka. He was so fierce that all the animals lived in fear. Every day, he would roar and hunt, even when he wasn’t hungry!

The animals had a meeting under a shady tree. They said, “O King of the Jungle, please do not hunt us at random. Every day, we will send one animal to you as your meal. That way, you will never go hungry, and we will live without fear.”

The lion agreed. From that day, one animal was chosen daily to go to the lion’s den.

One day, it was the turn of a clever little rabbit. He walked very slowly and reached the lion’s den quite late. The lion roared angrily, “Why are you late? I’ll eat all the animals tomorrow!”

The rabbit bowed and said, “Oh mighty lion, it’s not my fault! On my way, another lion stopped me and said he was the real king of this forest!”

The lion growled, “Show me that imposter!” The rabbit led him to a deep well and said, “He lives inside that den, my lord.”

The lion looked inside and saw his reflection. Thinking it was another lion, he roared—and the “other lion” roared back! Angry, he jumped into the well and… SPLASH! He drowned.

The clever rabbit ran to the other animals and told them the good news. From that day, the forest was happy and peaceful again!