Vege Lion 🦁🥕🍆🍅

In a dense forest lived a lion. Perhaps the laziest lion to ever exist. He was so lazy that even thinking about hunting made him tired. So, he came up with a brilliant plan.

He summoned all the animals and declared, "I am the king of the jungle, and I hereby order that every day, one of you must sacrifice yourself as my meal!"

The animals stared at him. Then, they burst into laughter.

The lion’s eye twitched. "How dare you laugh at me?!" he roared… while still lying down.

A rabbit hopped forward, wiping away tears of laughter. "Oh, mighty king, you are just too lazy. Even if we surrender ourselves, you will be too lazy to eat us. You might as well turn vegetarian!"

The lion blinked. "Vegetarian?"

A peacock strutted forward, fluffed up its feathers, and let out a dramatic "Kaaaaah! Kaaaaah!" before explaining, "Vegetarians eat only vegetables. No meat, no hunting, no effort."

The lion gasped in horror. "WHAT?! You want the king of the jungle to eat leaves like a rabbit? How dare you! Come down here so I can devour you for supper!"

The peacock casually flew up to a tree and chuckled. "Yeah, no thanks."

Days passed. No animals came. The lion's stomach growled so loudly that birds flew out of trees in panic. He was starving.

Then, waddling along the path came a tortoise, lazily chewing on a carrot.

The lion’s eyes widened. "Finally! Some food!"

He lunged…well, more like reached out tiredly and caught the tortoise, flipping it onto its back. He opened his mouth wide and "OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!"

The lion howled in pain, clutching his jaw. "WHAT IS THIS?! A MEAL OR A ROCK?!"

The tortoise yawned. "That is my shell. Now, if you do not mind…"

Before the lion could respond, the tortoise wiggled free and plodded away, still munching on his carrot.

The lion groaned, his stomach still rumbling. He looked around desperately and spotted the tiny piece of carrot the tortoise had dropped.

He sighed. "Well, it is either this or starvation."

He took a small bite. "Yuck." Another. "Disgusting." Then another… and another… until suddenly, it was all gone.

"Huh. That was… not terrible."

He smacked his lips, thinking. "Instead of waiting for animals to come to me, why not ask them to bring me vegetables instead?"

From that day on, the lion became a proud vegetarian. Every morning, the animals deliver baskets of fresh veggies to his cave. He would munch away happily, finally living his dream eating without moving a muscle.

And thus, the laziest lion became the happiest one too.