A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The Father,
unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this
expedient to rid himself of his importunities. He expressed his
willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one
condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his
claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both. The Lion cheerfully
assented to the proposal. But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned
to repeat his request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with
his club, and drove him away into the forest.
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