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(6 additional stories) 134-139 The greedy barber's folly V.2 II.2 V.Frame III.10; IV.13 The three proverbs which stopped king from killing his own wives II.2.1 On hasty actions: Killing a mongoose in haste: 178A [12] V.Frame II.Frame 140 V.1 The wheel on the head of the excessively greedy V.2 The dead lion III.6 V.3 The tale of two fishes and a ...
Many other stories contain geese that lay golden eggs, though certain versions change them for hens or other birds that lay golden eggs. The tale has given rise to the idiom 'killing the goose that lays the golden eggs', which refers to the short-sighted destruction of a valuable resource, or to an unprofitable action motivated by greed.
The story was reprinted in Lion from December 22, 1973, to May 18, 1974; this second run featured a modified conclusion so the story finished before the merger with Valiant. In 2023, Rebellion Developments produced a trade paperback containing the entire serial as part of their Treasury of British Comics series of collected editions.
The peasant who stroked a lion in the dark; The Súfis who sold the traveller’s ass; The greedy insolvent; Parable for those who say “if” The man who killed his mother because he suspected her of adultery; The King and his two slaves; The King's retainers who envied his favourite slave; The falcon amongst the owls
The Lion and the Mouse; The Lion Grown Old; The Lion in Love; The Lion's Share; The Lion, the Bear and the Fox; The Lion, the Boar and the Vultures; The Man and the Lion; The Man with two Mistresses; The Mischievous Dog; The Miser and his Gold; Momus criticizes the creations of the gods; The Moon and her Mother; The Mountain in Labour; The ...
The Neo-Latin fabulist Laurentius Abstemius provided a sequel to the story with an opposite social message in his Hecatomythium (1499). In this the lion promises the mouse any reward it cares to name after setting him free. The mouse asks for the lion's daughter in marriage, but the bride steps on her husband by accident on the marriage night. [31]
Limits is a collection of short stories and essays by science fiction author Larry Niven, originally published in 1985. "The Lion in his Attic" - Seventy-six years after Atlantis drowned, a sorceress and a prince learn to their dismay that not all lions eat red meat. "Spirals" - An early space colony loses its supply lines to budget cuts.