The Sick Lion
The Sick Lion :
Once the lion had very bad indigestion and all the doctors in the forest visited him ‘What bad breathe you have, your majesty!’ exclaimed the zebra.
‘How dare you!’ said the indignant lion and knocked down the zebra.
‘What a pleasant smell!’ said the hyena, who had seen what had happened to the zebra.
‘Do you think I’m stupid?’ roared the angry lion, and killed the hyena as well. And what do you think?’ the lion asked the fox.
‘Unfortunately, your majesty,’ replied that shrewd animal,’ my nose is completely blocked with a cold and I can smell nothing!’
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