The traveler was utterly speechless and became frightened. Trying to be calm and mustering his courage, however, he said: "Wait a minute, Mr. Tiger. It is patently unfair and outrageous to kill me. Fairness demands that we should have a few impartial parties to judge who is right." The tiger agreed and both of them went to an ox. After listening to their story, the ox said: "Well, it is the fault of humans. We, oxen, too have a grudge against humans. They drive us hard for their own benefit and then they butcher us mercilessly. This is all very unfair!"
Next, they went to a pine tree. The pine tree listened to their story and said: "Humans are wrong. They cut us down for lumber and for their firewood. What have we done to them to deserve that? They just have no heart!"
Listening to the second opinion, the tiger was elated and ready to attack the traveler, when a hare was hopping toward them. "Phew. Just in time, Mr. Hare. Please, judge our case," and the traveler told the hare what had happened.
The hare then said: "Fine, but before I make any judgment, I must see the original scene." So, the traveler, the tiger, and the hare all went to the pitfall where the tiger had been trapped. The hare said to the tiger: "I must see exactly how you were before this traveler rescued you. Where exactly were you?" Eager to show where he was, the tiger jumped right into the pitfall. The hare asked: "Was this felled tree in the pitfall when you fell into it, Mr. Tiger?"
"No, it was not." So, the hare and the traveler took the tree out of the pitfall. The hare then said to the traveler: "Mr. Traveler, now, be on your way." And the hare, too, hopped away.
adapted from "The Unmannerly Tiger," a Korean fairytale
1 Which sentence best states two themes of the passage?