once upon a time,two oxen were best friends. they stayed together night and day one day a lion saw them . they look good to eat, he roared. he wanted to kill them but he knew the two oxen together were too strong for him. the lion lay under a tree to think. i know,he said.their friendship makes them strong. i must separate them. so the lion said quietly to the black ox, i wont attack you but i want to ask you a aquestion . ehich of you two is strongrr?the black ox answered,we re both very strong. the lion said, oh thats not what the brown ox said. the black ox asked what did he say?he said he stronger he said you re weak and he has to look after you,said the lion the clever lion then told the same lie to the brown ox . the tow oxen were angry and started to fight . they were both strong so it was a long fight . finally they were both weak and tired. they walked away from each other. the lion killed and ate the black ox first. when he was hungry again, he killed and ate the prown ox .r.,