To his eldest cub the lion-king said, "You will rule until we return from our honeymoon."
This young lion, meanwhile, married a she-bear.
When the lion-king returned, the son refused to give up the throne.
Inspired by: Mille Fabulae et Una, a collection of Latin fables that I've edited, free to read online. I am not translating the Latin here; instead, I am just telling a 100-word version of the fable. Notes: This is fable 33. Leo, Filius Eius, Ursi et Vulpes in the book, which is from the Romulus Anglicus, but which is not in Perry.
The angry father summoned the foxes, and his son summoned the bears, and then they fought.
"Dig a trench filled with sharp stakes," the she-fox commanded, "and conceal it with honey-covered branches."
The honey lured the bears into the trap, and they fell to their deaths.
Thus the lion-king regained his kingdom, thanks to his fox-queen.
Inspired by: Mille Fabulae et Una, a collection of Latin fables that I've edited, free to read online. I am not translating the Latin here; instead, I am just telling a 100-word version of the fable. Notes: This is fable 33. Leo, Filius Eius, Ursi et Vulpes in the book, which is from the Romulus Anglicus, but which is not in Perry.
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