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Rabbit and tiger

From the time the tiger was burned he promised with himself that he would revenge.
One day, when the tiger was strolling he met the rabbit was on branch taking honey. The tiger stood under the tree, stared at the rabbit and shouted:
“I have spent long time finding you. Go down and receive kicks on your ass and don’t think about running away me.”, said the tiger.
The rabbit pretended that he was drumming.
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“Please, let me finish then I will climb down and be pleasant to get your punishment”, said the rabbit and continued drumming on the hive. Bees flew out the hive and spread buzzing sound that made the tiger thought that the hive was a drum. He liked that and wanted to drum.
“Let me try”, asked the tiger.
“Course, you can but you will make me deafen as you use your power to drum so you have to let me go away until you can not hear my voice and that moment you can drum.”, said the rabbit.
The tiger forget that he had to revenge and let the rabbit climb down and go away. When he could not hear rabbit’s voice he climbed upon the branch to drum. But, as he punched on the hive and the hive was broken. Bees flew out and all of them rounded him to prick. The tiger was confused he waved madly then he slipped out of the branch. He fell down painful. But the bees seemed not to give up they chased him and continued pricking. At last, the tiger escaped from them with swollen face. Now, he knew that he was cheated but the rabbit had gone away.
Another day, he tiger met the rabbit stood by bamboo trees. Immediately, he shouted:
“You have made me be in dangerous case many times. Stand still, I have to punish you.”, said the tiger.
“Please, let me play music for my father then I will pleasant to get your punishment. I promise I will not run.”, said the rabbit.
Then the rabbit jumped on bamboo trees and pretended that he was playing music but that was wind which blew cross bamboo trees and made them rub into others and spread sound.
The sound made tiger felt delight.
“I want to play. Let me try it.”, said the tiger.
“Your hands are too large they will make the instrument broken. You had better use your tail to play. You have to put your tail between bamboo trees when they separate and they will spread music.”, said the rabbit then he sprinted away. The tiger stayed at that and did as the rabbit said and as wind blew cross bamboo trees and made them rub and tiger’s tail was crushed. Very painful the tiger roared. He promised with himself that he would tear the rabbit in pieces.
Long time later, the tiger met the rabbit again but that time the rabbit was fallen into a deep hole and couldn’t jump up. Just saw the tiger the rabbit said immediately.
“Omg, you don’t know the thing. You and others were in very dangerous case if you can not find a place to hide yourself you will die.”, said the rabbit.
“What? Why do I have to hide?”, said the tiger.
“Do you realize that wind blow so strong that is a signal the sky is going fall down. Only if you hide himself in the hole you can save your life.”, said the rabbit.
“Really, let me hide myself in the hole with you.”, said the tiger.
Then the tiger jumped down into the hole and he forgot completely that he had to tear the rabbit in pieces. The rabbit realized so he tickled the tiger. The tiger shouted:
“Stop or I will throw you up and let you was crushed by the sky”, said the tiger.
The rabbit had stopped for few minutes then he continued tickling the tiger. That time the tiger grabbed rabbit’s feet and throw him up out of the hole. Immediately, the rabbit ran away and left the tiger staying in the hole.
THE END
"Translated by Hung Nguyen"

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