In a forest, there lived a hunter.One fine morning, he set out from his home, hoping to hunt down a deer. Luck was on his side and he killed one, slung him over his shoulder and in the evening, started for home.
On the way, he came across a fat pig. When he saw the pig, he quickly dropped the deer on the ground and shot the pig with an arrow. The pig gave a fearful grunt and charged at the hunter with all his might. He hit him hard in the stomach and killed the hunter instantly. Hurt in the battle, the pig too died. During the fight, a snake who happened to be passing by, was trampled on and crushed to death.
Later on, a jackal arrived there looking for food. When he saw the hunter, the pig, the deer and the snake, all lying dead on the ground, he was overjoyed and said to himself, "Ah! What luck! It looks as though I am going to have a feast, but I’ll eat only a little at a time so it will last me longer." Then the jackal picked up the bow and started biting the string. Suddenly the string snapped, the bow sprang out and pierced his heart. The jackal was killed on the spot.
And this tale goes to show that greed can have some nasty consequences.