[1]
Clad in a lion's shaggy hide,
An ass spread terror far and wide,
And, though himself a coward brute,
Put all the world to scampering rout:
But, by a piece of evil luck,
A portion of an ear outstuck,
Which soon reveal'd the error
Of all the panic-terror.
Old Martin did his office quick.
Surprised were all who did not know the trick,
To see that Martin,[2] at his will,
Was driving lions to the mill!
In France, the men are not a few
Of whom this fable proves too true;
Whose valour chiefly doth reside
In coat they wear and horse they ride.
The Ass Dressed In The Lion's Skin
Jean De La Fontaine
(1)
Poem topics: evil, horse, world, wide, true, hide, error, portion, office, reveal, spread, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about The Ass Dressed In The Lion's Skin poem by Jean De La Fontaine
Best Poems of Jean De La Fontaine