The Lion's Share

"The Lion's Share" is a fable by Aesop that presents a social commentary about power dynamics and injustice. The story revolves around a lion who goes hunting with a cow, a goat, and a sheep. When they catch a stag, the lion takes the biggest share for no apparent effort, claiming the rest for various reasons, much to the disappointment of the other animals. The tale serves as a metaphor to emphasize the selfishness, abuse of power, and exploitation often seen in society.

• Children

								
A long time ago, the Lion, the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf
agreed to go hunting together, sharing with each other whatever
they found.

One day the Wolf ran down a Stag and immediately called his
comrades to divide the spoil.

Without being asked, the Lion placed himself at the head of the
feast to do the carving, and, with a great show of fairness,
began to count the guests.

"One," he said, counting on his claws, "that is myself the Lion.
Two, that's the Wolf, three, is the Jackal, and the Fox makes
four."

He then very carefully divided the Stag into four equal parts.

"I am King Lion," he said, when he had finished, "so of course I
get the first part. This next part falls to me because I am the
strongest; and this is mine because I am the bravest."

He now began to glare at the others very savagely. "If any of you
have any claim to the part that is left," he growled, stretching
his claws meaningly, "now is the time to speak up."

Might makes right.
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