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Androcles and the Lion
1953
- 1953 · Comedy · 1h 38m
Read the classic story of a Greek slave who helps a lion in the forest and is rewarded by the Emperor. Learn the moral of this folk tale and see the illustrations by Tristan Liu.
Learn the moral of the fable of Androcles and the Lion, a classic tale of kindness and gratitude. Read different versions of the story, with examples and sources.
Androcles ( Greek: Ἀνδροκλῆς, alternatively spelled Androclus in Latin) is the main character of a common folk tale about a man befriending a lion. The tale is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156.
Listen to the classic Aesop's fable of a slave and a lion who help each other in the forest and the arena. Learn the moral of gratitude and the story in full with audio and text.
Oct 5, 2001 · A classic comedy play about a Christian slave who helps a lion with a thorn in his paw and escapes from the arena. Read the full text online or download the ebook for free.
Androcles and the Lion, drama consisting of a prologue and two acts by George Bernard Shaw, performed in Berlin in 1912 and published in 1916.Using the Roman story of Androcles, Shaw examines true and false religious exaltation, combining the traditions of miracle play and Christmas pantomime into a philosophical farce about early Christianity.
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A slave named Androcles helps a Lion with a thorn in his paw and becomes his friend. Later, he is spared from being eaten by the Lion in the arena, because the Lion recognizes him and shows his gratitude.
