The Lion’s Share
The
Lion’s Share
The Lion went once
a-hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf. They hunted and they
hunted till at last they surprised a Stag, and soon took its life. Then came
the question of how the spoil should be divided. “Quarter me this Stag,” roared
the Lion; so the other animals skinned it and cut it into four parts. Then the
Lion took his stand in front of the carcass and pronounced judgment. “The first
quarter is for me in my capacity as King of Beasts; the second is mine as an arbiter. Another share comes to me for my part in the chase; and as for the
fourth quarter, well, as for that, I should like to see which of you will dare
to lay a paw upon it.”
“Humph,”
grumbled the Fox as he walked away with his tail between his legs, but he spoke
in a low growl. “You may share the labors of the great, but you will not share
the spoil.”
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