Reading Notes: "The Lion and The Statue"

"The Lion and Statue" is one story in a series of stories about the nature of lions. In this story the lion and a man are discussing who is the stronger species between lions and mankind. The man declares that man is the stronger species due to their superior intellect. As proof the man takes the lion to a statue of Hercules defeating a lion and tearing its mouth into two separate pieces. The lion rebukes the statue as evidence of mankind's strength. The lion explains to the man that anyone can represent things as they wish them to be. The lion tells the man the only thing the statue proves is that man can create a statue.The Lion and The Statue


  My Thoughts:I came across the picture of a lion statue and it gave me an idea of how this story could be used as inspiration for a story writing assignment. *Picture are worth a hundred words.



Statue of a Lion
Lion photo

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