A very young Fox, who had never before seen a Lion, happened to meet one in the forest. A single look was enough to send the Fox off at top speed for the nearest hiding place.
The second time the Fox saw the Lion he stopped behind a tree to look at him a moment before slinking away. But the third time, the Fox went boldly up to the Lion and, without turning a hair, said, “Hello, there, old top.”
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Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller, believed to have lived around 620–564 BCE, whose fables have been retold across cultures for over two thousand years. His stories use animals to illuminate human nature with sharp, economic wit. "The Fox and the Lion" is thought to be the origin of the still-common saying, "Familiarity breeds contempt" — or in this case, its gentler cousin: familiarity breeds courage.
