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Part 5 of 5. Ah ha! You didn't really think I was gonna go with the story's original depressing ending, did you? And the REAL moral of the fable is: "True love conquers all!"
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Oh, I see. Well, here is the original fable:
A Lion demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities. He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both. The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal. But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
A Lion demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities. He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both. The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal. But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his club, and drove him away into the forest.
Heh-heh, yes, I will freely admit that I had a sort of "Fracture Fairy Tales" -- or, more appropriately, "Aesop & Son" type of cartoon in mind when I drew this. I can just imagine the closing scene if it had been the latter:
Aesop: So you see, Junior, the moral of the fable is "True love conquers all."
Junior: I've got a better moral, Pop -- "If a man makes a promise, he may be only lion!"
Aesop: He may be only ... *sigh* Run out and play now, Junior.
Aesop: So you see, Junior, the moral of the fable is "True love conquers all."
Junior: I've got a better moral, Pop -- "If a man makes a promise, he may be only lion!"
Aesop: He may be only ... *sigh* Run out and play now, Junior.
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