Aesop

The Man and the Lion

A timeless story chosen for family story time.

Ages 6–10Grade 3
The Man and the Lion

A few story details

Who you'll meet

Man: A human traveler, proud and eager to prove his superiority., Lion: A lion traveler, confident and wise, seeking fairness in comparison.

A few story details

Where the story goes

Crossroad with a statue: A meeting point during the journey, where a statue of a man strangling a lion is displayed.

Guiding ideas

Themes

perspective, pride, the nature of truth, subjectivity

Moral

Takeaway

There are always two sides to every story.

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