The Hungry Tigress

This story is a "jataka" story, which means it is a story about one of the Buddha's previous births ("jataka" means "birth story"). You can find out more about the jataka storytelling tradition at Wikipedia.

The story is 700 words long, so it will take about four minutes to read, or about seven minutes to read out loud.

Image credit: Tiger with cubs in Bandipur National Park. Wikimedia.