Aesop's Fables, Part 217 summary
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In The Lion in Love, a lion wants to marry a cottager’s daughter, and her father makes his consent depend on removing the lion’s teeth and trimming his claws. The lion agrees because of his love, but the father uses his loss of defenses to drive him away with a club.
What happens
- A lion falls in love with a cottager’s daughter and wants to marry her.
- Her father opposes the marriage but fears offending the lion, so he devises a trick.
- The father demands permission to pull the lion’s teeth and trim his claws, claiming his daughter fears them.
- The lion agrees, and the father disarms him.
- No longer afraid, the father drives the lion away with his club.
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