The Kingdom Of The Lion

Name: Aesop’s Fables - The Kingdom of the Lion
Author: Aesop

WHEN the Lion reigned over the beasts of the earth he was never cruel or tyrannical, but as gentle and just as a King ought to be. During his reign he called a general assembly of the beasts, and drew up a code of laws under which all were to live in perfect equality and harmony: the wolf and the lamb, the tiger and the stag, the leopard and the kid, the dog and the hare, all should dwell side by side in unbroken peace and friendship. The hare said, "Oh! how I have longed for this day when the weak take their place without fear by the side of the strong!"

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Chicago: Aesop, "The Kingdom of the Lion," Aesop’s Fables, trans. V. S. Vernon Jones Original Sources, accessed July 18, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UID5QCI4BZXATN5.

MLA: Aesop. "The Kingdom of the Lion." Aesop’s Fables, translted by V. S. Vernon Jones, Original Sources. 18 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UID5QCI4BZXATN5.

Harvard: Aesop, 'The Kingdom of the Lion' in Aesop’s Fables, trans. . Original Sources, retrieved 18 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UID5QCI4BZXATN5.