The Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox

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The Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox
        A LION, fatigued by the heat of a summer's day, fell fast asleep
        in his den.  A Mouse ran over his mane and ears and woke him from
        his slumbers.  He rose up and shook himself in great wrath, and
        searched every corner of his den to find the Mouse.  A Fox seeing
        him said:  "A fine Lion you are, to be frightened of a Mouse."
        "'Tis not the Mouse I fear," said the Lion; "I resent his
        familiarity and ill-breeding."
       
        Little liberties are great offenses.