The Lion and the Statue
The Lion and the Statue
A man shows a lion a statue of a human defeating a lion, claiming it proves humans are stronger. The lion has a clever response that makes the man think differently about who tells the stories.
A man and a lion were walking together.
A man and a lion were walking together.
They started to argue about who was stronger.
They started to argue about who was stronger.
The man said,
The man said,
"Humans are stronger than lions!"
"Humans are stronger than lions!"
The lion said,
The lion said,
"No!"
"No!"
"Lions are stronger than humans!"
"Lions are stronger than humans!"
They walked and walked.
They walked and walked.
Then they saw a big statue.
Then they saw a big statue.
The statue showed a man fighting a lion.
The statue showed a man fighting a lion.
In the statue, the man was winning.
In the statue, the man was winning.
The man pointed at the statue.
The man pointed at the statue.
"Look!"
"Look!"
he said.
he said.
"This shows that humans are stronger than lions!"
"This shows that humans are stronger than lions!"
The lion looked at the statue.
The lion looked at the statue.
Then he smiled.
Then he smiled.
"This statue was made by a human,"
"This statue was made by a human,"
said the lion.
said the lion.
"If lions could make statues, they would show lions winning!"
"If lions could make statues, they would show lions winning!"