The fable of the lion and the bull

When the lion saw a fat bull grazing in the herd, he thought about how to make the bull cheated. So the lion told the bull that he had killed a sheep and asked him if he would share it with himself.

The bull accepted the invitation, but when the bull walked to the lion's lair, he only saw the pan and water, and he didn't see any traces of the sheep at all. So he turned away without saying a word.

The lion shouted behind him and asked the reason in an injured tone, while the bull turned and said, "I have a good reason." I was shocked to see those things you prepared. The victim may not be a sheep, but a bull. "

The fable of the lion and the bull shows that those smart people can see through the intrigues of the bad guys from the clues.

Extended data:

The Lion and the Bull is selected from Aesop's Fables, which is said to be a collection of fables written by Aesop, an ancient Greek slave who was released in the 6th century BC. There are 357 stories about India, Arabia and Christianity.

There are more than 30 fables in Aesop's Fables, most of which are related to animals. The stories told in the book are short and pithy, and the images portrayed are vivid and vivid. Every story contains philosophy, or exposes and criticizes social contradictions, or expresses understanding of life, or summarizes daily life experience.

This collection of fables shows the social relations at that time by describing the relations between animals, mainly the unequal relations between the oppressor and the oppressed. Fable writers condemned the oppression of people by society at that time and called on the bullied people to unite to fight against the wicked.

It has a great influence on the creation of European fables in later generations. It is not only a model of western fable literature, but also one of the most widely circulated classic works in the world.