In Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, the fable of the lion and the beasts reaches its climax when the hare leads the arrogant king to a well, claiming a rival lion resides there. Looking into the water, the lion sees his own reflection holding the hare and, mistaking it for his enemy, leaps in to attack. He drowns in the very well he intended for his foe. Rumi elevates this narrative into a profound psychological and spiritual metaphor: the perceived enemy in the well is merely a reflection of the lion's own aggression, injustice, and unchecked ego. Rumi teaches that the flaws and injustices we violently condemn in others are often projections of our own lower nature. By blindly attacking the mirror of the world, we ultimately destroy ourselves, as the lion fell victim to the trap of his own disposition.