Androcles and the Lion
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Androcles, a runaway slave, is befriended by a lion when he removes a huge thorn from its paw. For years the two live to-gether in the desert, until soldiers capture Androcles and are ordered to throw him to the beasts. Led into the grand arena, Androcles falls to his knees, accepting his fate, but then he looks into the eyes of the lion and recognizes his old friend. Amid cheers from the crowd, Androcles and the lion are set free. The earliest version of the well-known tale, Apion's eyewitness account, is the source for this dramatic retelling.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780152033552 |
Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Imprint: | HMH Books for Young Readers |
Pub date: | 01 Oct 1997 |
DEWEY: | [Fic] |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 32 |
Weight: | 408g |
Height: | 292mm |
Width: | 229mm |
Spine width: | 13mm |