An old Lion, once King of Beasts, lies dying and defenseless. Former enemies attack him in his weakness.
An old Lion, once the King of Beasts, lies dying and defenseless. His teeth are worn, his limbs too weak to carry him. Former enemies—a Boar, a Bull, and even an Ass—attack him in his weakness, showing that it is cowardly to harm those who cannot defend themselves.
Author: Aesop
Themes: respect, dignity, cowardice, karma
A Lion had grown very old. His teeth were worn away. His limbs could no longer bear him, and the King of Beasts was very pitiful indeed as he lay gasping on the ground, about to die.
Where now his strength and his former graceful beauty?
Now a Boar spied him, and rushing at him, gored him with his yellow tusk. A Bull trampled him with his heavy hoofs.
Even a contemptible Ass let fly his heels and brayed his insults in the face of the Lion.
It is cowardly to attack the defenseless, though he be an enemy.
Introduction
An old Lion, once the King of Beasts, lies dying and defenseless in his den.
About Aesop
Known for moral fables with animals.
Moral Lesson
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The Old Lion
An old Lion, once the King of Beasts, lies dying and defenseless in his den.
About This Fable
One of Aesops classic fables teaching about respect and kindness.
