Once upon a time, Lion and Elephant were best friends.

They lived in the jungle in two separate houses. They were friends no matter what.

Elephant looked troubled so he said to Lion, "I have a bully, his name is Hyena." "Where is he?" Lion asked.

Elephant replied, "In the forest." "Let's go to the forest then," said Lion, already stepping forward to help his friend.

When they arrived at Hyena's place, Hyena ran to meet them, saying, "Who are you? And what are you doing in my territory?"

"I have come to warn you, Hyena, to stop bullying Elephant," Lion said. "Never!" Hyena replied.

The Lion gave an angry roar!

Roaaaarrrr!!!!!! Came the angry sound from Lion. Hyena started to shiver. "Okay, I will not bully him again, but please leave me alone," cried Hyena.

Elephant thanked Lion for stopping Hyena from bullying him.

Lion and Elephant were friends because they were able to tolerate each other.

Though they are different they loved to do things together and shared whatever they had with each other.

One day, Elephant built a mansion for himself and Lion to live in. When Lion saw the house, he was happy because the house was big and beautiful.

Lion thanked Elephant for their friendship and promised to cherish it.

"To celebrate our new home, I will hunt and bring back the finest meal for us to share tonight," said Lion.

Whenever anyone asked Lion what he treasured the most, he would say, "It's not the house itself, but the friend who built it with me in mind."