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Fable · Story

The Hares and the Lions

Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation)Ancient Greek fable tradition · Townsend translationStory
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THE HARES harangued the assembly, and argued that all should be equal. The Lions made this reply: “Your words, O Hares! are good; but they lack both claws and teeth such as we have.”