Careful, Mr President! Court jesters could mislead you sir

By Ababu Namwamba

A Lion was chasing a chamois along a valley. He had all but caught it, and with longing eyes was anticipating a certain and satisfying meal. It seemed as if it were utterly impossible for the victim to escape: for a deep ravine appeared to bar the way for both the hunter and the hunted.  But the nimble chamois gathering together all its strength, shot like an arrow from a bow across the chasm and stood still on the rocky cliff on the other side. Our lion pulled up short. But at that moment a friend of his happened to be near at hand.