一頭獅子走過樹林時，不小心踩著了一根刺，疼痛難忍。這時，牧羊人正好經過。獅子急忙跑到牧羊人麵前，搖著尾巴向他表示親熱，似乎在說 “請幫幫我 ”。牧羊人壯起膽子，仔細地檢查後，找到了那根刺。接著，他把獅子的爪子放在膝上，拔出了那根刺，解除了獅子的疼痛。後來，獅子就返回到樹林中了。一段時間以後，牧羊人被他人誣告，成了囚犯，並被判決給獅子當食物作為他罪行的懲罰。籠子裏的獅子看到牧羊人，一下子就認出他是幫助自己的人，不但沒有吃掉他，反而慢慢地接近他，親切地把爪子放在牧羊人的膝上。不久之後，國王知道了這件事，不僅下令赦免了牧羊人，還把獅子放回了森林。
行善者必有善報。
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Return favors and favors will be bestowed on you.