The lion who feared the cock

The lion who feared the cock

　There was a lion who feared nothing but the crowing¹ of cocks. He was very scared when he heard a cock crowing.

　One day, he told his fear to the elephant, and the elephant was greatly amused².

　“How can the crowing of a cock hurt you?” he asked the lion. “Think about it!”

　Just then a mosquito³ began circling the elephant’s head. “If it gets into my ear, I’m dead!” he cried and hit it with his nose.

　Now it was the lion’s turn to feel amused.

　Moral: If we could see our fears as others see them, we would realize that most of our fears make no sense!

Notes:

1. crow n. 啼叫声 2. amused adj. 被逗乐的 3. mosquito n. 蚊子