The Mule, the Jackal, and the Lion went in company.  
"We will eat the one whose race is bad," they said to each other.
 
"Lion, who is your father?"
 
"My father is a lion, and my mother is a lioness."
 
"And you, Jackal, what is your father?"
 
"My father is a jackal, and my mother too."
 
"And you, Mule, what is your father?"
 
"My father is an ass, and my mother is a mare."
 
"Your race is bad; we will eat you."
 
He answered them: "I will consult an old man. If he says that my race is bad, you may devour me."
 
He went to a farri............