A
slave named Androcles#1
once escaped
{from
his master} and
fled {to
the forest.} /
[Adv to
"came" As he was
wandering about
there]
he came
{upon
a
Lion} lying
(Gerundive to "Lion")
down moaning
(Gerundive to "Lion")
and
groaning.
(Gerundive to "Lion")
/
{At first}
he turned
to flee,
(Adv to "turned") /
but finding
(Gerundive to "he")
[that
the Lion
did not
pursue him,]
he turned
back
and went
up {to him.}
/ [As
he came
near,]
the
Lion put
out his paw, [which
was all
swollen and
bleeding,]
/ and
Androcles found
[that
a huge thorn had
got {into it,) and
was causing
all the pain.]
/ He
pulled out
the thorn and
bound up
the paw {of
the Lion,}
[who
was soon
able to
rise (Inf., adv to "able") and
lick (Inf., adv to "able")
the
hand
(DO of "lick")
{of Androcles} {like a dog.}]
/ Then the
Lion took
Androcles
{to
his cave,}and
every day used
to bring him meat
{from which} to live.
(inf#2) /
But
shortly afterwards both Androcles
and the
Lion were
captured,
/ and
the slave was
sentenced to
be thrown (Inf., DO#3 of "was sentenced")
{to
the Lion,} [after
the
latter had
been kept {without food}{for several days.}]
/ The
Emperor and
all his Court
came to
see (Inf., adv to "came") the
spectacle (DO
of "see"), /
and Androcles
was led out
{into
the middle} {of
the arena.} /
Soon the Lion was
let loose {from
his den,}
and rushed
bounding
(Gerundive to "Lion")
and
roaring (Gerundive
to "Lion")
{towards
his victim.}
/
But as
soon [as
he
came near
{to Androcles}]
he recognised
his
friend, and
fawned {upon
him,} and licked
his hands
{like a friendly dog.}
/ The
Emperor, surprised
{at
this,} summoned Androcles
{to him,} [who
told him
the whole
story.]
/ Whereupon
the slave was
pardoned and freed,
/ and
the Lion let
loose {to
his native forest.}
/
Gratitude
is the
sign {of
noble
souls.} /
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