As planned, a hare sat on a hillock which was on the path of the elephants. After a while the king of the elephants came with the rest of his herd. The hare shouted, "You wicked elephant! I prohibit you to enter the lake. This lake belongs to the Moon-God. Go back at once!"
The king of the elephants was taken aback. But he would not dare to enrage any God either. He asked what message the hare had for him.
The hare said, "I am the messenger of the Moon God. He has sent me to inform you that he forbids you from entering his lake. Yesterday, many hares were trampled due to your visit. The hares live under the protection of the Moon God, and he is very angry with you. If you wish to survive, you should not enter the lake again."
The elephant king kept quiet for some time, and then said, "If that is so. Tell me where your Moon-God is, and I will go away with my herd, once we have asked for his forgiveness."
It was already evening, so the hare said, "The Moon God has come down to his lake to console the families of the hares who got killed yesterday. If you want to meet him, come with me!"
