The Tiger would have killed the Brahmin then and there, but he said:
“Tiger, Tiger, do not eat me yet. You said that you would hear the judgment of six.”
“Very well,” said the Tiger, and they went on their way. Soon they saw an Ox lying near the road.
“Brother Ox, brother Ox,” cried the Brahmin, “hear and judge.”
“Let me hear,” said the Ox, and the Brahmin told his story.
“When I was young,” said the Ox, “my master was kind to me. Now that I am too old to work he has left me here to die. Men are a cruel race. Let the Tiger eat the man.”
They next saw an Eagle flying through the air, and the Brahmin cried:
“O Eagle, great Eagle, hear and judge.”
“Let me hear,” said the Eagle.
The Brahmin told his story, and the Eagle said: