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Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:57:34 +0000 |
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1 a lion once fell in love with a beautiful maiden and proposed marriage to her parents
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2 the old people did not know what to say
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3 they did not like to give their daughter to the lion yet they did not wish to enrage the king of beasts
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4 at last the father said
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5 we feel highly honoured by your majesty 's proposal but you see our daughter is a tender young thing and we fear that in the vehemence of your affection you might possibly do her some injury
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6 might i venture to suggest that your majesty should have your claws removed and your teeth extracted then we would gladly consider your proposal again
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7 the lion was so much in love that he had his claws trimmed and his big teeth taken out
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8 but when he came again to the parents of the young girl they simply laughed in his face and bade him do his worst
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