A frightening donkey foe,
When through the morning solitude
He heard a rooster crow.
Continue reading “THE LION AND THR DONKEY – AESOP’S FABLES “
Tag: lion
Androcles and the Lion – AESOP’S FABLES (return favors and favors will be bestowed on you / gratitude is the sign of noble souls)
A thorn had pierced a lion’s foot;
And much it roared and wailed.
Just then a slave named Androcles
Approached and saw what ailed.
With pitying skill, he dared to draw
The sliver from the lion’s paw.
The Fox and the Lion – AESOP’S FABLES (familiarity destroys fear / acquaintance softens prejudices / acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers)
When first a roving fox observed
The lion saunter past,
He trembled like a thing unnerved,
Swung round, and vanished fast.
The Lion and the Other Beasts – AESOP’S FABLES (the wise learn from misfortunes of others)
The lion, as the King of Beasts,
Roared from the royal cave.
He wished to see his subject folk,
Since he was near the grave,
Hoping to give his last commands
To rule the true and brave.
The Wolf and the Lion – AESOP’S FABLES (the strong prevail – what is evil won is evil lost)
A rubber wolf, Who killed a sheep,
Was tugging at his prey,
When came a lion with a leap,
And snatched the prize away.