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The Slave and the Tricky Lion. Week 3 Story


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A slave named Androcles once escaped and fled to the forest. Once he arrived in the forest he heard loud roars and moans coming from behind a large tree. The slave, being meddlesome, decided to investigate the sounds. Upon coming around the tree he saw it was the Lion. With instincts kicking in Androcles decided to run as fast as he could deeper into the forest.

After a while Androcles noticed the lion did not chase him at all. Thinking this was odd and being curious natured Androcles decided to go back and check on the lion. When he arrived he noticed the lion had a large thorn in his paw. He walked up to the lion and went to remove the thorn. When he began to remove it he noticed the thorn had just been stuck between the claws of the lion and realized this was a trick!

Androcles began to run as fast as he could to try and get away from the lion and finally got into a cave where he found old rotten meat and bones scavenged everywhere, he had run right into the lion’s den.  The lion showed up moments later and things did not end well for Androcles as he made the lion work harder than he wanted to. All he left was a foot with peculiar markings.

When Androcles master came looking for him, the same roars, moans, and groans were coming from around that large tree close to that cave. As his master went toward the sounds he saw a foot and new immediately he was in trouble. He heard a branch break behind him and he turned his head to look when he was met with the large fangs of the lions’ mouth. The rest is history.


Curiosity killed the cat. Or fed it.


What was this cat so curious about? He better be careful




Authors Note:

The story of Androcles and the lion is a tale of gratitude. Androcles, as slave, escaped his master and found himself in the forest when he came across an injured lion. The lion had a thorn in his paw which Androcles removed. The lion was so grateful that he took Androcles to his cave and fed him the meat, which he hunted, to survive. Eventually, both Androcles and the lion were captured by the slave’s master. Androcles was sent to be ravaged by the lion in an arena but to the surprise of the Emperor, the lion ran up to Androcles and licked his hands instead. The emperor was so surprised by this act that he released both Androcles and the Lion to be free.

This story was from Un Textbook 

Comments

  1. Hi Zack,
    Great story. I like how the ending changed from being happy, to being sad. Most of the stories I have read have had happy endings, so it was nice for there to be a change. I also like how you didn't change the characters and kept some original aspects. I would have never guessed the lion to be a trickster! Great job!

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  2. Hi Zack! I like that you changed the story's ending and moral! I thought it was interesting that both the slave and the master get eaten; the lion doesn't discriminate based on who might have better or worse morals. I also like that you changed where the drama takes place. The lion's den is a dramatic addition to the story. It would be fun if you included your motivation for changing the story the way you did in the author's note. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading your story!

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  3. Hey Zack! Great job with the story! It is refreshing to see something do something so unique! I personally kinda like sad/bad endings! Just because they are kinda rare to come by. I think some of the best and useful stories come from the ones with bad endings personally! I think your writing style is really easy to read and I love the picture of the cat it was perfect!
    Great job!

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