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M0013 = Perry284. Source: Romulus Florentinus 3.37. This is Perry 284. Compare the story of the monkey boasting to the fox, #112.
13. The Lion and the Man, Debating. A man and a lion debated one another which of them was mightier. When to seek evidence for their dispute they came to a monument with a painting which showed how a lion was being strangled by a man, the man pointed out to the lion the proof in the painting. To this the lion said, "This was painted by a man. For if a lion could paint, he would have painted how a lion strangled the man. Come with me, and I will show you real proof." The lion led the man to an amphitheater, and he showed him true credence how a man is strangled by a lion, and he said to the man: "This evidence is not outward show, but a work done in truth."
