The tail of the lizard

Once upon a time, all the lizards lived in fear. Most of the animals used to hunt them, because they were easy to catch because of their long tails. The eagle ate lizards, the mongoose ate lizards, the wolves ate lizards and even some species of rats could fight and successfully eat one of these.

That was until a lizard got angry and said that he was going to stop the carnage that was upon them. So, with hastiness and secrecy, he started to create a decoy to use in the place of his tail. It looked realistic enough and then, focusing his mind somewhere else, he cut his own tail. Then, he wore the decoy instead of his real tail.

So, he went out, to a zone known for the dangers that dwelled there in the shape of eagles, mongooses, wolves and some rats. He walked to open grounds, confident of his invention. Then, when an eagle saw him and decided to attack, the eagle trapped the lizard by the tail. The eagle was happy with the success when suddenly, the only thing in the eagle’s claws was the lizard’s tail, but there was no lizard fixed to it. The lizard ran and laughed at the eagle’s foolishness. After that, he showed his invention and reduced the death toll of the lizards. That’s the reason the lizard’s let their tail go when they are caught from it.