One day a tiger caught a fox (狐狸) in the forest. Before eating him up, the fox cried out, "You can't eat me. Don't you know that I'm the king of the forest? If you eat me up, all the other animals in the forest will be flying into a rage with you."
The tiger didn't believe him. "How can such a small animal be the king of the forest?" he asked himself.
"If you don't believe me," the fox said, "then take a walk with me in the forest. You can see if they are afraid of me."
The tiger thought it was a good idea, so the fox walked slowly in the forest and the tiger followed it. When the other animals saw them coming, they ran away as fast as they could.
"See for yourself, Mr. Tiger," he called out quickly. "All the animals are afraid of me."
"Yes, yes," the tiger said. "You are quite right." He then let the fox go.