French Tales

Fables Of La Fontaine

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The Lion Beaten By The Man

A picture once was shown,
In which one man, alone,
Upon the ground had thrown
A lion fully grown.
Much gloried at the sight the rabble.
A lion thus rebuked their babble:–
‘That you have got the victory there,
There is no contradiction.
But, gentles, possibly you are
The dupes of easy fiction:
Had we the art of making pictures,
Perhaps our champion had beat yours!’

On exposoit une peinture
Où l’artisan avoit tracé
Un lion d’immense stature
Par un seul homme terrassé.
Les regardants en tiroient gloire.
Un lion en passant rabattit leur caquet.
Je vois bien, dit-il, qu’en effet
On vous donne ici la victoire:
Mais l’ouvrier vous a déçus;
Il avoit liberté de feindre.
Avec plus de raison nous aurions le dessus,
Si mes confrères savoient peindre.

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Children’s books – Fables Of La Fontaine – Contents

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