very fast. That is why it is very difficult for a dog escape from a lion.
Did the dog know what to do?
Yes, he did.
How do you know?
I know it because the dog was a very smart dog.
And what he did?
He managed to find some bones. And he sat in front of the bones with his back towards the lion, totally unafraid.
Who managed to find some bones?
The dog did. The dog managed to find some bones.
Did the dog succeed in finding any bones?
Yes, he did. The dog succeeded in finding some bones. He managed to find some bones.
And what did the dog do after he found some bones?
He sat in front of the bones with his back towards the lion, totally unafraid.
Could the dog see the lion when he sat in front of the bones?
No, he couldn’t. The dog couldn’t see the lion when he sat in front of the bones.
Why?
Because he sat with his back towards the lion.
Where were the bones? In front of the dog or behind the dog?
In front of the dog, of course. The dog sat in front of the bones. He was in front of the bones. The dog sat in front of the bones with his back towards the lion.
Did the lion see the dog’s back?
Yes, he did. The lion saw the dog’s back.
Could the lion see the dog’s face?
No, he couldn’t.
Why couldn’t the lion see the dog’s face?
He couldn’t see the dog’s face, because the dog sat with his back towards him. Not with his face towards him. No, no, no.
I see. Was the dog afraid of the lion?
No, he wasn’t afraid of him. He was totally unafraid. He sat in front of the bones with his back towards the lion totally unafraid. He was a very brave dog.
And? Was the lion ready to jump quickly on the dog?
Yes, he was. The lion was ready to jump quickly on the dog. He was about to pounce on the dog.
What did the dog do when the lion was about to pounce on him?
As the lion was about to pounce, the dog licked his lips and said, “Mm, what a delicious meal! These local lions are very, very, very tasty! I wonder when I can get my next lion to eat.”
Did the lion lick his lips?
No, not the lion. The dog licked his lips and the dog said, “Mm, what a delicious meal! These local lions are very, very, very tasty! I wonder when I can get my next lion to eat.”
Did the lion hear what the dog said?
Oh, yes, he did. The lion heard what the dog said. He heard every single word very well.
Did the lion like what he heard?
No, of course, not. The lion didn’t like it at all. The lion said, “Oh, my goodness! That must be a really vicious dog. He’s eaten another lion and I am not going to be his dinner. No, no, no”
What did the lion say?
The lion said, “Oh, my goodness! That must be a really vicious dog. He’s eaten another lion and I am not going to be his dinner.”
Did the lion think that the dog was extremely cruel, unkind and violent?
Exactly. The lion thought that the dog was extremely cruel, unkind and violent. The lion thought that the dog was vicious.
Because he has eaten another lion?
Correct. The lion thought that the dog had eaten a lion. And that is why he didn’t want to be his dinner. The lion said, “No, I am not going to be his dinner. No, no, no”.
When the lion said that, what did he do then? Did the lion stay or did he run away?
He ran away. The lion turned around and he ran away. And this is the end of the story.
The end of the story?
No, of course, not. It is not the end of the story.
What next? What happened next?
Wait. Wait. Wait. Okay. There was a monkey there.
A monkey?
Yes, there was a monkey there. And that monkey saw that conversation.
Okay. So what next?
Then the monkey said: “I am not going that dog to get away with tricking this lion”.
Did the monkey say that he was not going to let the dog cheat the lion?
Yes, exactly. He said, “I am not going that dog to get away with tricking the lion.”
Did the monkey want the dog to be punished?
Yes, he did. The monkey wanted the dog to be punished.
Did the monkey want the dog to be caught?
Yes, he did. He wanted the dog to be caught.
And the monkey ran to that lion and he said, “You’ve been tricked. You are a fool. This dog can’t eat lions. He has just set it to scare you away!”
Oh, my Goodness! I can’t believe he did it.
Yes, he did it. He ran to the lion and he said, “You’ve been tricked. You are a fool. This dog cannot eat lions. He has just set it to scare you away!”
Could the dog really eat lions?
No, of course, not. The dog couldn’t eat lions. The dog tricked the lion. The dog cheated the lion.
Did the dog try to make the lion feel scared?
Yes, that’s what he tried to do. He tried to scare the lion away.
Did the dog do it so that the lion could run away?
Yes, he did. The dog cheated the lion. He set it to scare him away, so that the lion could run away.
What about the lion? How did the lion feel?
The lion got very upset and he got wild. The lion was going to eat that dog.
What was the lion going to do?
He was going to eat the dog. He got very upset and he got wild. The lion was going to eat the dog.
And the monkey said, “I can’t wait to come with you to watch.”
What did the monkey want to do?
He really wanted to come and see what the lion was going to do to the dog.
Did the monkey want to wait?
No, he didn’t want to wait. The monkey didn’t want to wait. He really wanted to come with the lion and watch. That’s why he said, “I can’t wait to come with you and to watch.”
So the monkey jumped on the lion’s back and the lion went straight towards the dog.
Where did the lion go?
The lion went straight towards the dog.
Alone?
No,