A man walking in the forest saw a fox who had lost its legs. He wondered how it could live, but then saw a tiger arrive with game in his mouth. The tiger ate his fill, then left the rest of the meat for the fox. The next day God fed the fox by means of the same tiger.
The man wondered at God’s greatness, and said to himself, “I too shall just rest in a corner, with full trust in the Lord, and he will provide.” He did this for many days, but nothing happened. He was almost at death’s door when he heard a voice say, “O you who are in the path of error, open your eyes to the truth! Stop imitating the disabled fox, and follow the example of the tiger.”