The Lion In Love
Aesop Fable: The Lion In Love
A lion demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage.
The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse
his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his
importunities.
He expressed his willingness to accept the
Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that
he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his
claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both.
The Lion
cheerfully assented to the proposal.
But when the toothless,
clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the
Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club,
and drove him away into the forest.
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