Aesop's Fables, translated by Laura Gibbs (2002)
195. THE SOW AND THE LIONESS
Perry 257 (Chambry
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The story goes that a sow who had delivered a whole litter of piglets
loudly accosted a lioness, 'How many children do you breed?' asked the
sow. 'I breed only one,' said the lioness, 'but he is very well bred!'
The fable shows that a single man who is remarkable for physical strength
and bravery and wisdom is mightier than many weak and foolish people.
Note: Other versions of this fable (included in Chambry's first edition
of the Greek fables) feature a fox, not a sow, debating with the lioness.
Source:
Aesop's Fables. A new translation by Laura
Gibbs.
Oxford University Press (World's Classics): Oxford, 2002.
NOTE: New
cover, with new ISBN, published in 2008; contents of book unchanged.
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