There was a story about a king of Persia who was near death. The doctors told him that there was no cure for him until they brought him breast milk, which would heal him. One of them replied and said, "If you want, I will go and get you ten goats, and then you will have the milk." The king ordered his servants to give him the goats, and he went to hunt lions, where he found a lactating lioness with her cubs.
On the first day, he stood from afar and threw her one of the goats, which she ate. On the second day, he approached her a little closer and threw another goat, and so on every day until he was playing with her and taking her milk. When he was halfway back, he fell asleep and had a dream that all of his body parts were fighting against each other. The legs said that they were the most important because without them, he wouldn't have been able to get the milk.
The hands said that they were the most important because without them, they wouldn't have been able to milk the lioness. The eyes said that they were the most important because without them, they wouldn't have been able to guide him to the lioness. The heart said that it was the most important because if it hadn't given him the idea to get the goats, nothing would have worked. The tongue said to them, "If it weren't for me, what would you have done?"
All the body parts answered him and said, "Don't try to compare yourself to us. You are hidden away and put in a dark and shadowy place." "And furthermore, you have no bone like all the other organs," the tongue answered them, "Today you will say that I am your king and ruler." The man heard these words and was afraid.
He woke up from his sleep, went on his way, and arrived at his destination. He entered the palace and said to the king, "Here is the milk of a lion." Immediately the king became furious and ordered him to be hanged. As he was going to be crucified, all his organs were crying.
The tongue said to them, "Did I not say that there is nothing real in you? If I save you, will you acknowledge that I am your king?" They said to him, "Yes." The tongue returned to the king and pleaded for him.
The king asked him, "Why did I order you to be hanged?" He replied, "You brought lion's milk to hasten my death." The king asked him, "Why do you care about my well-being, let the milk be a cure for you." Furthermore, my name, Levya, means 'lion'.
They took milk from him, tested it, and found lion's milk. His organs said to him, "Now we acknowledge that you spoke the truth." It is said, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Proverbs 18:21). David said, "I will guard my ways."
The tongue saw that it was superior to all sacrifices, as it is said, "I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. And it will please God more than an ox or a bull" (Psalms 69:31-32). Therefore, he said, "I will guard my ways." And it is also said, "Even princes sit and speak against me" (Psalms 119:23)....