Once upon a time, there were two very good friends who lived together in the shade of a rock. Strange as it may seem, one was a lion and one was a tiger. They had met when they were too young to know the difference between lions and tigers. So they did not think their friendship was at all unusual. Besides, it was a peaceful part of the mountains, possibly due to the influence of a gentle forest monk（僧侣） who lived nearby. He was a hermit（隐士） , one who lives far away from other people.
For some unknown reason, one day the two friends got into a silly argument. The tiger said, "Everyone knows the cold comes when the moon wanes（衰退，月亏） from full to new!" The lion said, "Where did you hear such nonsense（胡说，废话） ? Everyone knows the cold comes when the moon waxes from new to full!"