Once upon a time, in a thick forest, there lived a sly fox and a majestic tiger. The tiger was the fiercest animal in the forest, and all the little animals were very afraid of it. As for the fox, although it was very clever, it didn't have any real skills and was always thinking about playing tricks on other animals.
One day, while the fox was strolling in the forest, it accidentally bumped into the tiger. The tiger was hungry at that time. When it saw the fox, it thought that this was a delicious meal delivered to its door. The fox was extremely frightened in its heart, but its eyes rolled and it immediately came up with an idea.
The fox said to the tiger, "Brother Tiger, you mustn't eat me. Do you know? I was sent by the heavens to manage this forest. If you eat me, you will be defying the will of the heavens and will be punished." The tiger heard this and said doubtfully, "How can I believe what you said?" The fox then said, "If you don't believe it, just follow me for a walk. You will see that all the animals will be so frightened that they will run away when they see me." The tiger thought that this was a good way to verify and agreed.
So, the fox swaggered in front, and the tiger followed behind the fox. When the little animals in the forest saw the tiger following the fox, they were all so frightened that they fled in all directions. The rabbit ran several times faster than usual, and the deer didn't even have time to look back and plunged into the bushes.
The fox said to the tiger triumphantly, "Brother Tiger, look, I didn't lie to you. As soon as I showed up, the little animals were so frightened." When the tiger saw this situation, it thought that the fox really had such great ability, so it let the fox go.
In this way, the fox successfully deceived the tiger by relying on the tiger's might and continued to strut around in the forest. And the tiger, still in the dark, didn't know that it had been used by the fox. This story tells us that some people are like the fox, relying on the power of others to frighten others, but actually they don't have any real skills themselves.
