Lion

The lion is power itself. He divides the prey and keeps every share, because he is the lion. Yet he can be freed by a mouse, fooled by a fox, and humbled by love for a girl. Old and sick, he receives visits he would once have eaten. Aesop uses him to show what strength can and cannot do.

1. Nº 42The Fox Who Had Never Seen a Lion→
2. Nº 59The Man and the Lion Travelling Together→
3. Nº 71The Three Oxen and the Lion→
4. Nº 74The Cowherd and the Lion→
5. Nº 102The Stag at the Pool and the Lion→
6. Nº 104The Doe and the Lion in the Cave→
7. Nº 187The Dog That Chased a Lion and the Fox→
8. Nº 188The Gnat and the Lion→
9. Nº 195The Reign of the Lion→
10. Nº 196The Aged Lion and the Fox→
11. Nº 197The Trapped Lion and the Ploughman→
12. Nº 198The Lion in Love and the Ploughman→
13. Nº 199The Lion, the Fox, and the Stag→
14. Nº 200The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox→
15. Nº 201The Lion and the Frog→
16. Nº 202The Lion and the Dolphin→
17. Nº 203The Lion and the Boar→
18. Nº 204The Lion and the Hare→
19. Nº 205The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox→
20. Nº 206The Lion and the Grateful Mouse→
21. Nº 207The Lion and the Wild Ass→
22. Nº 208The Lion and the Ass Hunting Together→
23. Nº 209The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox→
24. Nº 210The Lion, Prometheus, and the Elephant→
25. Nº 211The Lion and the Bull→
26. Nº 212The Enraged Lion and the Stag→
27. Nº 213The Lion Afraid of a Mouse and the Fox→
28. Nº 219The Wolf Proud of His Shadow and the Lion→
29. Nº 227The Wolf and the Lion→
30. Nº 269The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion→
31. Nº 270The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion→
32. Nº 338The Archer and the Lion→