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M0025 = Perry142. Source: Gildersleeve 7. This is Perry 142. For an animal who foolishly approaches the lion not once but twice, see the story of the “heartless” donkey, #236.
25. The Old Lion and the Fox. A lion, worn out with age, lay in his cave and pretended to be sick. Many animals came to visit their king, whom he immediately devoured. The fox also came, but stood cautiously in fromt of the cave, greeting the king. "Why don't you come in?" asked the lion. The fox replied, "Because I see many tracks of those going in, but no tracks of those coming out."
