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The plot of the story revolves around the friendship between Patricia and a lion called King, whom Patricia raised since he was a cub. Ouriounga, a teenage Maasai, who wishes to marry Patricia, decides to prove his worth by killing a lion to gain her respect, as is custom in his tribe. However the lion he chooses is King.
The Lion of Belfort: Born 11 January 1823 Saint-Maixent-l'École, France: Died: 11 May 1878 (aged 55) Versailles, France: Allegiance: Kingdom of France French Second Republic Second French Empire French Third Republic: Service / branch: French Army: Rank: Colonel: Battles / wars: Crimean War Franco-Austrian War Franco-Prussian War: Awards
The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane.
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The lion symbolizes the heroic French resistance during the Siege of Belfort, a 103-day Prussian assault from December 1870 to February 1871. The city was successfully defended against 40,000 Prussians by merely 17,000 men (of whom only 3,500 were from the military) led by Colonel Denfert-Rochereau , with the fortress holding out until the ...
The Lion, an 1828 academic journal printed and published by Richard Carlile; The Lion, a nickname for Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of United States; The Lion (locomotive), a historic steam locomotive at the Maine State Museum in Augusta, Maine
The French Wikipedia (French: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. This edition was started on 23 March 2001, two months after the official creation of Wikipedia. [ 1 ]
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