1) Who was Androcles?
2) How did Androcles became the lion's friend?
3) Why was Androcles arrested?
4) What happened in the arena?
Answers
Answer:
1)Androcles, is the main character of a common folktale about a man befriending a lion. The tale is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156. The story reappeared in the Middle Ages as "The Shepherd and the Lion" and was then ascribed to Aesop's Fables.
2)Androcles became the Lion's friend by removing the thron which had got into the Lion's Paw. Androcles was arrested as he had flee away from his master. But as soon as he came near to Androcles he recognized his friend, and fawned upon him, and licked his hands like a friendly dog.
3)This leaf depicts a story from the life of Saint Jerome (about 341 - 420), one of the four doctors of the Church. One day, a lion entered the monastery where Jerome resided, causing his fellow monks to flee, but Jerome recognized that the beast was injured
4)The emperor and all his court came to see the spectacle, and Androcles was led out into the middle of the arena.
Answer:
Androcles, is the main character of a common folktale about a man befriending a lion. The tale is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156. The story reappeared in the Middle Ages as "The Shepherd and the Lion" and was then ascribed to Aesop's Fables.