The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . it, and was causing all thepain. He pulled out the thorn and bound upthe paw of the Lion, who was soon able to riseand lick the hand of Androcles like a the Lion took Androcles to his cave,and every day used to bring him meat fromwhich to live. But shortly afterwards bothAndrocles and the Lion were captured, andthe slave was sentenced to be thrown to the ^ESOPS FABLES 61 Lion, after the latter had been kept withoutfood for several days. The Emperor and allhis Court came to see the spectacle, andAndrocles was led out in
The fables of Æsop, selected, told anew and their history traced . it, and was causing all thepain. He pulled out the thorn and bound upthe paw of the Lion, who was soon able to riseand lick the hand of Androcles like a the Lion took Androcles to his cave,and every day used to bring him meat fromwhich to live. But shortly afterwards bothAndrocles and the Lion were captured, andthe slave was sentenced to be thrown to the ^ESOPS FABLES 61 Lion, after the latter had been kept withoutfood for several days. The Emperor and allhis Court came to see the spectacle, andAndrocles was led out into the middle of thearena. Soon the Lion was let loose from hisden, and rushed bounding and roaring towardshis victim. But as soon as he came near toAndrocles he recognised his friend, and fawnedupon him, and licked his hands like a friendlydog. The Emperor, surprised at this, sum-moned Androcles to him, who told him thewhole story. Whereupon the slave waspardoned and freed, and the Lion let looseto his native forest. (0ratitu&e is tlje 8i$n of noble tfoulg*.
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