Question

i). What was the dispute between the man and the lion about?
ii). What did the lion claim to be?
iii). In what way did the man try to give proof for his strength?
iv). What had the man to admit?
v). What was the lion's retort

Answer 1

The Lion and The Statue - Fables of Aesop

Explanation:

i). What was the dispute between the man and the lion about? They disputed who was superior, man or lion.

ii). What did the lion claim to be? The Lion claimed that he is the superior species.

iii). In what way did the man try to give proof for his strength? The man points to a statue of a lion being subdued at his feet as his evidence.

iv). What had the man to admit? Man had to admit that truth is in the eye of the story teller.

v). What was the lion's retort? The Lion retorts that the statue proves that the statue was made by a man. If a lion had sculpted the statue, then it would show the lion as the victor.