Once there lived a fox in a jungle.
One day the fox was very bored. So it thought of crossing the river and exploring the other side of the river.
The fox set sail on a raft and reached the other side of the river. The fox jumped on the bank and went running through the bushes. Suddenly it felt pulled back and saw its tail was badly tangled in a thorny bush.
The fox tried hard to pull out its tail but failed. After sometime, the fox was tired and sat down there. Soon it went into sleep.
The fox was woken up by a sudden rush of mosquitoes which were sting hard on its tail. The mosquitoes enjoyed good meal on the undisturbed tail. The fox again tried to move out but the tail was badly tangled.
A hedgehog who lived nearby, had come out for a walk when it saw the fox in pitiable stage. He went to fox and said, 'Friend, shall I drive off these mosquitoes? It shall relieve you of the pain you have been going through'.
The fox said, 'Friend, thank you very much for thinking about me. But do not drive these mosquites off because they have given me serious wounds. The blood from these wounds will attract more mosquitoes and it would become more painful for me'.
The hedgehog nodded and went his way.
That evening very strong wind blew. The bushes and the trees were staken. Some branches from the trees broke and fell down. The fox struggled to rescue. While the bushes moved widely with wind, the fox was able to detangle its tail. It was badly wounded and ran away towards the thick woods seeking hideout from the bad weather.
Moral: Think before you take help.
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