Lion was very shocked when he heard this. He trusted his friends and felt hurt that they tricked him. Tortoise said "I am not a very
big animal. I am not a very fast animal. I am only a little tortoise, but I think I can help you to climb up the river bank. I will dig my
feet into the ground and then you can climb on my shell and climb onto the bank". Lion said "Tortoise, you are the bravest and
cleverest of all the animals in my kingdom. I am a big animal and you are a little animal, and still you have the courage to let me stand
on your shell so that I could climb onto the bank. I thank you for your friendship my little friend. You are a true friend." With that,
Lion climbed onto Tortoise's shell and jumped onto the bank. He made a promise to himself F