Fables 196-200 Summary

(196) "The Aging Lion and the Fox" A lion is too old to hunt, so he lies down in a cave and pretends to be sick. When the other animals come to visit, he eats them. A fox stands outside the cave and asks the lion how he is. The lion tells him to come inside and see. The fox says there are a lot of footprints going in but none coming out. (197) "The Shut-in Lion and the Ploughman" A lion enters a ploughman's shed. The ploughman closes the door to catch him. The lion begins killing his cattle, and the ploughman lets him lose. He realizes it is foolish to cage a creature that is scary from a distance. (198) "The Amorous Lion and the Ploughman" A lion falls in love with at ploughman's daughter and asks for her hand in marriage...