Dog chased a Lion but thought better of it when Lion roared.
Chambry (The Dog Who Would Chase a Lion)
Note: The Chambry collection is published in Greek. AI was used to translate the Greek to this text:
A dog pursuing a lion and a fox.
A dog pursues the lion with all its strength. But the lion, turning around and roaring, departed fleeing, having terrified (the dog) backward. A fox, seeing this, cried out to the dog: “How do you pursue one whose voice you cannot bear?”
Foolish is the one who wishes to contend against those stronger; he is deprived of victory and in addition suffers ridicule.
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
The Dog, the Lion, and the Fox
A reckless dog thought himself brave enough to chase a lion. But when the lion roared, the dog trembled and ran away. A fox laughed and asked, “Why chase what you cannot even hear without fear?”
Moral
The fool who challenges the strong finds no victory and earns only mockery.
Perry. #132