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Parchment-style illustration of the Lion and Jackal at the Buffalo carcass in a Sinhalese folktale.

The Lion and the Jackal: A Sri Lankan Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Clever Survival and Wisdom

Deep in the forests of ancient Sri Lanka, where towering trees interlaced their branches to form cool canopies and the ground was soft with fallen leaves, a Jackal wandered alone in search of food. He moved carefully, avoiding the paths of larger beasts, for though he was clever, he was not strong. The forest was a place where survival belonged

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