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The Ass Dressed In The Lion'S Skin.
By Jean de La Fontaine
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Clad in a lion's shaggy hide,
An ass spread terror far and wide,
And, though himself a coward brute,
Put all the world to scampering rout:
But, by a piece of evil luck,
A portion of an ear outstuck,
Which soon reveal'd the error
Of all the panic-terror.
Old Martin did his office quick.
Surprised were all who did not know the trick,
To see that Martin,[2] at his will,
Was driving lions to the mill!
In France, the men are not a few
Of whom this fable proves too true;
Whose valour chiefly doth reside
In coat they wear and horse they ride.
Extra Info:
[1] Aesop, and Avianus.
[2] Martin. - Martin-bāton, again as in Fable V., Book IV.
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| Malerie on May 4, 2011, 12:22 pm | That's way more clever than I was expecting. Takhns!
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