The Lion In A Farmyard
Aesop Fable: The Lion In A Farmyard
A lion entered a farmyard. The Farmer, wishing to catch
him, shut the gate. When the Lion found that he could not
escape, he flew upon the sheep and killed them, and then
attacked the oxen. The Farmer, beginning to be alarmed
for his own safety, opened the gate and released the Lion.
On his departure the Farmer grievously lamented the destruction
of his sheep and oxen, but his wife, who had been
a spectator to all that took place, said, "On my word, you
are rightly served, for how could you for a moment think
of shutting up a Lion along with you in your farmyard when
you know that you shake in your shoes if you only hear
his roar at a distance?’
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