Bear, Elephant, and Lion fight over who gets to wear the crown "for the mightiest". They decide the winner is the person who can scare a little old lady coming by. All three scare her, but who scared her the most? An enormous giant arrives declaring himself the mightiest. But when he sees the old lady, he is the one who is scared (it's his mother). So Elephant, Bear, and Lion declare she is the mightiest. She, however, has no interest in the crown and puts it back on the rock. (Lesson = "The mightiest didn't need a crown after all!") Exit all, leaving the crown there for another set of contestants in the future. A parable arguing against brute force as the sure winner in life.