Aesop | Greece
The Lioness
Crafty Fox mocks Lioness for having only one cub at a time, but Lioness emphasizes the quality of her offspring over quantity.
Once upon a time, in a busy forest, there was a clever Fox and a proud Lioness. One sunny day, the Fox met the Lioness and started talking.
"You know," said the Fox with a smile, "we foxes have many babies every year. But some animals only have one or two babies in their whole life. And they still think they are the best." She was making fun of the Lioness, who usually has only one baby.
The Lioness, understanding the joke, took a deep breath and said with a calm voice, "Yes, you have many babies often. But what are they? They are foxes. I might have only one baby at a time, but that baby is a Lion."
With those words, the Lioness stood tall, her baby next to her, showing that it's not how many babies you have, but how great they are that matters.
