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The Ass in the Lion's Skin: An Aesop Tale Retold in Verse
Wandering down the road an ass
Encountered a lion's skin.
He dressed himself up in it
Without an ounce of chagrin.
Frightening all creatures who saw him--
Animals and humans, as well--
The ass stifled his braying and watched
As they all ran off pell-mell.
Finally, unable to hold it in,
He brayed some laud "Hee-haws!"
The fox heard him and also happened
To notice his hooves--not paws.
"Well, my friend, if I'd only seen you,
I might have been afraid.
But now that I've heard you speak, you can
Dispense with your charade."
The moral? Clothes can disguise many fools,
But despite their fancy array,
When they open their mouths--Yikes!--
Their words give them away.
Consider many of our politicians
Presenting themselves to the masses.
Disguises come off when they open their mouths
And we see that they're nothing but asses.
(5-17-15)
Encountered a lion's skin.
He dressed himself up in it
Without an ounce of chagrin.
Frightening all creatures who saw him--
Animals and humans, as well--
The ass stifled his braying and watched
As they all ran off pell-mell.
Finally, unable to hold it in,
He brayed some laud "Hee-haws!"
The fox heard him and also happened
To notice his hooves--not paws.
"Well, my friend, if I'd only seen you,
I might have been afraid.
But now that I've heard you speak, you can
Dispense with your charade."
The moral? Clothes can disguise many fools,
But despite their fancy array,
When they open their mouths--Yikes!--
Their words give them away.
Consider many of our politicians
Presenting themselves to the masses.
Disguises come off when they open their mouths
And we see that they're nothing but asses.
(5-17-15)
