it happened in the days of old that a lion fell in love with a woodsman's daughter and had the nerve to ask her of her father in marriage. the woodsman was not much pleased with the offer and forbade such a thing take place.
as the lion was angrily threatening him, the poor man, seeing that so aggressive a creature was not to be denied, hit at length upon this expedient: "I am greatly flattered," said he, "with your proposal. but, noble sir, what great teeth you have got! and what great claws you have got! where is the woman that would not be frightened at such weapons as these? you must have your teeth cut and your claws cut before you can be a suitable groom for my daughter."
the lion agreed and had his claws cut and teeth drawn, for what will not a body do for love, and then called upon the father to accept him as a son-in-law. but the woodsman, no longer afraid of the clawless and toothless animal, drove the unreasonable suitor from his door into the forest and never spoke to him again.
love can blind even the wildest.
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