The Tiger And The Fox

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King Hsuan of Ch'u asked his ministers, saying, " I have been told that the people in the north are in mighty fear of 'Chao Hsi-hsu.' Is it true?"

For a moment no one answered, but finally 'Chiang 1 answered thus: "'The tiger hunts all beasts and devours them. One day it caught a fox and was about to devour it when the fox said, "You must not eat me, for I have been appointed by God as the king of beasts and you will be disobeying the mandate of God if you eat me. If you do not believe me, follow me and see for yourself if the animals do not flee from me.' The tiger agreed and indeed all the beasts of the forest fled when they saw the fox and tiger. The tiger did not realise that the animals fled because of fear of himself but thought that they were indeed afraid of the fox."

Now Your Majesty rules over a land of five thousand 'li' and has a million men bearing arms. You have delegated your powers to 'Chao-Hsi-hsu'. Therefore, in fearing 'Chao Hsi-hsu', the people of the north are actually fearing your army, just as the animals in reality fear the tiger and not the fox."

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