The Wolf and the Lion

Aesop

2017-10-08 20:07:05

A Wolf, having stolen a lamb from a fold, was carrying him off to his lair. A Lion met him in the path, and seizing the lamb, took it from him. Standing at a safe distance, the Wolf exclaimed, “You have unrighteously taken that which was mine from me!” To which the Lion jeeringly r...

<p>A Wolf, having stolen a lamb from a fold, was carrying him off to his lair. A Lion met him in the path, and seizing the lamb, took it from him.</p> <p>Standing at a safe distance, the Wolf exclaimed, “You have unrighteously taken that which was mine from me!”</p> <p>To which the Lion jeeringly replied, “It was righteously yours, eh? The gift of a friend?”</p>