The Slave and The Lion

In Italy a long time ago there was a slave. His name was Androcles and he was a Negro. His master was very cruel. He was not treating Androcles properly. He was beating him and not giving adequate food to eat. So one day out of anger Androcles freed away from his masters home. 

After flee zing Androcles went inside a forest. He took shelter inside a cave to protect himself from cold, sun and wild animals. One day he heard a unusual roar of a lion. He observed lion from a distance. A sharp thorn had pierced in the front paw of the lion. Due to this the lion was unable to move properly. He was feeling pain by walking. Probably he was not taken food for many days. That is why he was roaring unusually.

After observing all this Androcles went near the lion very casually. The lion roar and try to scare Androcles. Due to the thorn in his paw it was very difficult and painful for him. Androcles carefully came near to the lion and causally remove that thorn from the lions paw. After removal of the thorn the lion able do his activities as earlier. After a few days he became normal. Androcles and the lion became friend.

After a few days Androcles master and his man came to the jungle. They searched Androcles everywhere. Finally they capture him and took away to the city. The master want to punish Androcles for his misbehavior. Initially he put him inside the jail and give him all types of structure.

One day the master declared that he will free Androcles if he can defeat a lion in a game in the arena. He fixed a date for the game show. Androcles was afraid to fight against the lion. He was praying the god to save his life. At last the date arrived. Androcles was pushed inside the game arena. Afterward they brought one hungry lion. They released the lion inside the game arena and closed the door. 

The hungry lion roared and rushed wards Androcles. Androcles prayed his god and did not losses his composer. The lion came very near to Androcles in an attacking mode. But surprisingly the lion changed his behavior. Instead of killing Androcles, he licked his food. The lion was the same lion from whose paw Androcles was removed that thorn.

All the people surprise to see the strange incident. They have not seen a friendship between a hungry lion and a man. They appreciated friendship of the lion and Androcles. So they liberated Androcles from the slavery.