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Androclus and the Lion (完) [Androclus and the Lion]

Androclus and the Lion (完)

For a long time 、the lion brought food to Androclus every day.

And two became such good friends, that Androclus found his new life a very happy one.
 
One day some soldier who were passing through the wood found Androclus in the cave.

They new who he was, and so took him back to Rome.

It was the law at that time that every slave who ran away from his master should be made to fight a hungry lion.

So a fierce lion was shut up for a while without food, and a time was set for the fight.

When the day came, thousands of people crowded to see the sport.

They went to such places at that time very much as people nowadays go to see a circus show or a game of baseball.

The door opened, and poor Androclus was brought in.

He was almost dead with fear, for the roars of the lion could already be heard.

He looked up, and saw that was no pity in the thousands of faces around him.


Then the hungry lion rushed in.
With a single bound he reached the poor slave.

Androclus gave a great cry, not of fear, but of gladness.
It was his old friend, the lion of the cave.

The people, eho had expected to see the man killed by the lion, were filed with wonder.

They saw Androclus put his arms around the lion's neck.

They saw the lion lie down at his frrt, and lick them lovingly.

They saw the great beast rub his head against the slave's face as though he wanted to be petted.

They could not understand what it all meant.

After a while they asked Androclus to tell them about it.

So he stood up before them, and, with his arm around the lion's neck, told how he and the beast had lived together in the cave.

" i am a man, " he said.
" But no man has ever befriended me.
This poor lion alone has been kind to me.
And we love each other as brothers. "

The people were not so bad that they could be cruel to tha poor slave now.

"Live and be free ! " they cried.
" Live and be free ! "

Others cried, " Let the lion go free to ! Give both of them their liberty."

And so Androclus was set free, and the lion was given to him for his own.

And they lived together in Rome for many years.

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