One day a live lamb was thrown into a hungry lion's cage. The kid was so naive and good-natured that he was not at all intimidated at the sight of the king of beasts. Apparently mistaking him for his mother, the fool approached the formidable shaggy beast, bleated affectionately and stared at him with wide open clear eyes, full of boundless love, meekness and admiration.
The lion was disarmed by such gullibility and did not dare to tear the lamb to pieces. Grumbling dissatisfiedly, he fell asleep hungry that time.
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