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381 “Come on, vomit quickly.” The fox had to do it and from her stomach the pieces. of flesh and chewed bones came out. The lioness was convinced that the wicked. fox had really eaten up her cub. So the lioness, killed the female-fox and took revenge.
Commenting upon the morale of the story, Munishree Munipati said :
“Kunchika! Had the lioness not used prudence, poor female-deer would have been killed. Sometimes what appears is not real; and what is not seen is Real.
Inspite of being a beast how wise and prudent was the lioness ! Though you are a man you do not think. It seems to that I have stolen your wealth but it is an illusion.”
Kunchika replied
“Great Muni ! Sometimes the crimi--
