Lion & the Boar at the Spring ~ Aesop Fable #61

In summertime, when the heat makes everyone thirsty, a lion and a wild boar came to drink from the same small spring. They began to argue about who was going to take the first drink and their argument turned into a duel to the death. When they paused to catch their breath, the lion and the boar saw vultures were waiting to snatch and devour the one who was killed. At that point, the lion and the boar put their hatred aside and said, “It is better for us to befriend one another than to be eaten by vultures and ravens!”