(ii) He would hunt in the forest and share his food with the helpless beast.
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the cave. Both of them fell into hands of the soldiers. The soldier took them back to the
city. They put Androcles in chains in a prison. The lion was caged.
In those days, people who were found to be guilty of a serious crime were fed to wild
beasts, as punishment. Running away from one’s master was a very serious crime at
that time. Therefore, Androcles, too, was to thrown to the wild bests.
On the appointed day, the emperor arrived at the circus and took his place. The crowds
cheered loudly. The trumpeters blew the trumpet and Androcles was brought into the
arena. His chains were unbound. He felt weak and dismayed. He was certain that this
was the last day of his life.
At the opposite end, a gate was raised and a ferocious lion was released into arena. It
had been kept hungry to make it more ferocious. Androcles was filled with fear, but he
put up a brave front.
The lion saw Androcles and rushed towards him, bounding and roaring. But suddenly it
stopped in its tracks. Then it moved slowly forward. All its rage seemed to have melted.
Androcles saw this too. Each friend recognized the other.