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The Lion's Share [Aesop's Fables]
The Lion went once a-hunting along with the Fox,
the Jackal, and the Wolf. They hunted and they hunted till at last they
surprised a Stag, and soon took its life. Then came the question how the spoil
should be divided. "Quarter me this Stag," roared the Lion; so the other
animals skinned it and cut it into four parts. Then the Lion took his stand in
front of the carcass and pronounced judgment: The first quarter is for me in my
capacity as King of Beasts; the second is mine as arbiter; another share comes
to me for my part in the chase; and as for the fourth quarter, well, as for
that, I should like to see which of you will dare to lay a paw upon it."
"Humph," grumbled the Fox as he walked away with his tail between his legs; but he spoke in a low growl .
"You may
share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil."
