The Lion and The Ass

A lion and an ass¹ set up as partners and went a-hunting together. In course of time they came to a cave in which there were a number of wild goats. The lion took up his stand at the mouth of the cave, and waited for them to come out; while the ass went inside and brayed²（驴叫） for all he was worth in order to frighten them out into the open.

 

The lion struck them down one by one as they appeared; and when the cave was empty the ass came out and said, "Well, I scared them pretty well, didn't I?" "I should think you did," said the Lion, "if I hadn't known³ you were an ass, I should have turned and run myself."

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