The Old Lion

"The Old Lion" is a classic Aesop fable that emphasizes moral values and life lessons. It tells the story of an old, weaker lion, whose age and decreasing strength stop him from hunting his prey. To survive he pretends to be sick, using strategic wisdom to lure animals into his den where he can easily capture them. This tale depicts how wisdom can make up for declining physical strength and underscores the dangers of falling into cleverly laid traps.

Genre: Children

								
A Lion had grown very old. His teeth were worn away. His limbs
could no longer bear him, and the King of Beasts was very pitiful
indeed as he lay gasping on the ground, about to die.

Where now his strength and his former graceful beauty?

Now a Boar spied him, and rushing at him, gored him with his
yellow tusk. A Bull trampled him with his heavy hoofs. Even a
contemptible Ass let fly his heels and brayed his insults in the
face of the Lion.

It is cowardly to attack the defenseless, though he be an
enemy.
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