Recommended Song | 50mang - Hoga-howi (Fox Borrowing Tiger's Might)

狐 Fox Ho

假 Borrow Ga

虎 Tiger Ho

威 Might Wi

狐假虎威 (Hoga-howi)
The fox borrows the tiger's might.

A term used to describe someone who has no power of their own but puts on airs by borrowing the authority of others.

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Once Upon a Time

It is said there was a Tiger who wanted to eat every beast in existence.

Then one day, the Tiger caught a Fox.

However, the Fox was not afraid at all, and looking the Tiger straight in the eye, did he not say this?

If you fear heavenly punishment, you shall not dare to eat me.

At this, the Tiger looked at the Fox with meaningful eyes. As if sensing the meaning behind that gaze, the Fox continued.

If you cannot believe me, I shall walk before you, and you shall follow behind me to see if every beast dares not to flee at the sight of me.

The Tiger thought this was true and finally set out together; it is said that as soon as the beasts saw them, they all fled. The Tiger did not know the beasts were fleeing because they were afraid of him, and thought they were afraid of the Fox.

A moment later, the Fox handed something to the Tiger.

It was none other than a leash.

The Fox said,

Hideous beast, if you wear this leash, you shall be saved.

The foolish was he truly foolish? Tiger decided to let himself be deceived by the Fox's trick.