Pyramus and Thisbe were lovers whose parents wouldn't let them marry. Their parent's properties were adjoining, and there was a crack in the wall between the two where the lovers could talk to each other. Through this crack, they finally arrange a midnight meeting to see each other.
Thisbe is the first to arrive, and when she gets to their meeting place, she sees a lion feeding nearby. Scared, she runs away dropping her head-piece in the process. The lion, after feeding, is curious about the piece of clothing and muzzles it before moving on (leaving blood stains on it in the process).
When Pyramus arrives later, he sees the lion's footsteps and the bloody veil and assumes the worst. In grief, he kills himself. Later, when Thisbe comes back, she sees the dead Pyramus with her bloodied veil and understands what happened, so she, too, kills herself.
This is a well-known story throughout mythology also involving the color of mulberries - Pyramus's blood stained them red.
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