In the olden days, the animals had a meeting to plan on how to move their Kingdom forward. For it was not proper for only a single creature to manage the affairs of the animals, it was agreed that two animals should be appointed: one a carnivore and another, a herbivore. After due consultations, the Lion, who was the strongest of all beasts, was mandated to rule and protect other animals and the Donkey, for his amiable qualities, was also charged to assist him. When the Lion took over the mantle, he made himself a Monarch surrounded himself with the cow, the horse, and the leopard, who were his praise singers and sycophants. It became an unspoken law that no animal would speak ill of the Lion.

One day, the King went on a journey to a distant land and asked the Donkey to watch over his throne. The animals found nothing wrong in his leave until days turned to weeks, and weeks turned to months. The animals started murmuring but none was bold enough to speak out.

But in the wild was a he-goat whose name was Mkpi, who lived his life fearing neither carnivores nor living by the dictates of cowards. When it was obvious that no animal wanted to be an enemy of Lion's supporters, Mkpi took the bull by the horns.

'We appointed two people,' he said. 'And for months, we have not seen the Lion. Is it not wise that another animal should be appointed to replace the Lion.'

In fear, other animals shouted him down: 'The Lion, our great master, has given the throne to the Donkey. Your words are vain and you bleat for nothing.'

But Mkpi would not stop talking: 'For months now, we have not seen the Lion. Are there no other carnivore that would take his place. All I want to say is that the Lion should resume or resign.'

This infuriated the Leopard and he rallied other animals and seized the He-goat. They beat him and Leopard passed a judgment on him:
'We are going to throw you into the sewage so that you will smell like shit forever.'

As they dragged Mkpi to the sewage, the Sheep, who was a known coward, said to him: 'See what you have brought upon yourself. For the sake of your life, you wouldn't have spoken out.'

The he-goat turned and asked him: 'How do you live every day when things are falling apart? How do you wake up in the morning and wish not to be true to yourself?'

'But I am not the one being disgraced here,' the sheep replied. 'See as they drag you like a criminal. And forever in this life, you will smell of excrement. Can't you see that your path would bring you to no good?'

But Mkpi bleated as he was dragged to the sewage saying: 'That a man is punished for a course doesn't make the course ignoble.'

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