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A long time ago, in Rome there lived a slave called Androcles, who had a cruel master. Androcles
was very unhappy with his life as a slave, and he often thought of freedom outside the city. One
day he decided to run away, so when the opportunity came, he escaped to the forest and hid
there. Life in the forest was very hard for Androcles because he had to hunt for his food like the
animals. Also he was always afraid that his master would find him and take him back to Rome.
One day when Androcles went out to look for food, he met a huge lion. At first he was very scared
because he was sure that the lion would eat him. Then Androcles noticed that the lion’s paw was
sore and bleeding and there was a big thorn in one of his toes. Androcles took the thorn out of the
lion’s foot, and said to him, “Your foot will get better now, in a few days you will be able to walk
again”. The lion was so grateful to Androcles for what he had done that he took the slave to his
cave and let him hide there. Androcles had shelter from the rain and cold wind, and every day the
lion brought him fresh meat to eat.
Everything was all right until the king sent soldiers into the forest to look for lions for the arena in
Rome. The soldiers captured both, Androcles and the lion, and took them back to Rome. They
were going to feed Androcles to a lion that hadn’t eaten anything for several days. The king came
to the arena to watch the fun. Then the soldiers put the slave and the lion in the arena in front of
the king’s seat, but as soon as the lion came near to Androcles, he knew he had found his old
friend. To the surprise of everyone, the hungry lion laid down at Androcles feet.
The king asked Androcles why the lion would not eat him, and after Androcles had told him the
whole story; the king gave the slave his freedom and let the lion return to the forest
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

Who was Androcles?

Where did he live?
Why was he so unhappy?
What did he use to think?
Where did he run away?
How was life in the forest?
What was he afraid of?
What happened with the lion?
What did Androcles do with the lion?
What did the lion allow Androcles to do?
What did the lion do everyday?
What did the king of Rome do?
What did the soldiers do with Androcles and the lion?
What did the lion do when he saw his old friend?
What did the king ask Androcles?
What did the king do then?
What is the message of this story?