Friday, October 29, 2010

Crane: The Lion and The Statue

On a statue king Lion dethroned,
Showing conqueror Man, Lion frowned.
"If a Lion, you know,
Had been sculptor, he'd show
Lion rampant, and Man on the ground."

THE STORY DEPENDS ON THE TELLER


Source: W. J. Linton's fables in verse, with illustrations by Walter Crane: Fable 30.
Leo et Statua

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M0013 Perry284

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