*Inspired by a story From Greece: A Lion in love*

*Told by Jane*

*Once upon a time, there was a lion. He fell in love deeply with a maiden in a village. He asked her parents to allow him to get married to their daughter. They wanted to refuse him because they were afraid he would hurt her. But they didn’t dare to say that directly. They told the lion to remove his claws and extract his teeth then they would consider his proposal. The lion loved this girl so much, he did what the parents told him. After that, the lion came to meet the parents. They had no reason to refuse and asked the girl’s agreement. She refused him. She told him to make his claws and his teeth back then come to meet her. He was desperate because it was not easy for him to take them back. Even that he still travelled to many places and endured lots of hardships to find the cure. Finally he met a God who gave back to him his teeth and his claws. After that the girl agreed to get married to him and they lived happily ever after.*