BR1-14: Androcles and the Lion

I read a book, “Androcles and the Lion”.

A long time ago, there was a poor man whose name is Androcles. He was so kind. At rich man’s house he worked hard. The rich man is Brutus. Androcles was like a slavery of Brutus. Brutus never paid Androcles, but gave him one piece of dry bread a day. One night, Androcles ran away and went into the forest. He was afraid, because it was dark and spooky in the forest. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise from behind a bush. When he looked behind the bush, there was an enormous lion, Leo. He was surprised at it and ran. The lion, however, didn’t run after him. There was a thorn in its paw. Androcles pulled out the thorn. From then, they were best friends. They lives together. One morning, Androcles saw a soldier. The soldier looked for Androcles. Androcles was found and taken to Rome. Androcles didn’t know a reason why he was taken to Rome. They arrived at a big round building. It’s the arena. Androcles was locked in a prison with a man whose name is Marco. Marco told Androcles that they had to fight the lions in front of spectators. They couldn’t sleep that night. The next afternoon Androcles was taken and stood in the middle of the arena. There were a lot of spectators there. The lion got closer him. The lion was Leo. They hugged each other. The crowd couldn’t believe it. The Emperor admired Androcles. The Emperor set Androcles, Marco and Leo free. They left Rome and started their own show.

Actually there were things such as this story in old Rome. I learned about it when I was a high school student. However I can’t believe it.

(294 words)

Reference
Punter, R. (2008). Androcles and the Lion. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd..