Saturday, October 16, 2010

Crane: The Fox and The Lion

The first time the Fox had a sight
Of the Lion, he 'most died of fright;
When he next met his eye,
Fox felt just a bit shy;
But the next, quite at ease and polite.

FAMILIARITY DESTROYS FEAR


Source: W. J. Linton's fables in verse, with illustrations by Walter Crane: Fable 19.
Vulpes et Muscae; Vulpes et Leo (de Familiaritate)

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M0026 Perry010


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