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Richard the (lion)heart was a Christian (carnivore) working to gain the city of Jerusalem for the Christian (carnivore) kind because it was a sacred place (full of gazelle and meat)

Saladin (elephant) was a Muslim (herbivore) and owned Jerusalem which was a sacred place to him and his people also.

Richard decided to go on a crusade to capture the sacred city of Jerusalem. With his army of lions.

After winning the city of jerusulem saladin let the christians live.

Tancred (monkey), had forced Joanna, the sister of Richard, to become his wife; and she appealed to her brother against him. The latter promptly took up her cause, but, with an eye to his own profit, offered to give her up if Tancred would grant him a chair and table of solid gold. On Tancred's refusal, Richard at once attacked and took Messina, which was only recovered by Tancred on payment of forty thousand ounces of gold.

Later on during the journey Guy of Lusignan, the King of Jerusalem, who had been released by Saladin on condition that he left the island, landed on the island to bring greeting to Richard. He joined the crusades with Richard to get back at Saladin.

Saladin wanted to face Richard no mater the cost to defend his land. But there was no need, for when Richard and his men had finally did reach the holy land, he was to afraid to capture it. In fear that he would be defeated and that Saladin would think twice about letting the Christians live.

From the news of Richard the lion heart arriving to Jerusalem the elephants started boarding up the whole city in fear that, the English crusader's would eat them. Little did they know that richard was planning on leaving Jerusalem be and not taking the risk in capturing their most abundant city. Richard eventually retreated and the elephants gave great praise to their god in belief that he saved them. While on the crusade with grave news Richard heard word that the the city of gaffer was under attack. He charged back to gaffer to take on an army with much more soldiers then his own. But with the anger and fierceness of the crusaders. Richard won the battle of gaffer. After the battle Saladin's people became less and less relying on him. They lost respect in him and didn’t take his orders. Seeing this saladin sent a messenger to talk to England about a truce. They would not attack gaffer. If jerusalem stayed in control of the herbivore's.  England agreed. 6 months later, Saladin died. And the third crusade came to an end