The Human And The Lion(1985)

movie - first aired/released 1985-02-05

Directed by Leonid Zarubin

One day a man was walking through the desert and was thirsty. When he reached an old abandoned town, he drunk water and was about to leave, but saw a trapped lion, who was weakened and emaciated. The lion would have been doomed, but the man had compassion on him, stretching out a helping hand. The lion intended to repay the man with evil, but a wise serpent helped restore justice.