The Lion's Share
    
    
      The Lion went once a-hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal,
    and the Wolf.  They hunted and they hunted till at last they
    surprised a Stag, and soon took its life.  Then came the question
    how the spoil should be divided.  "Quarter me this Stag," roared
    the Lion; so the other animals skinned it and cut it into four
    parts.  Then the Lion took his stand in front of the carcass and
    pronounced judgment:  The first quarter is for me in my capacity
    as King of Beasts; the second is mine as arbiter; another share
    comes to me for my part in the chase; and as for the fourth
    quarter, well, as for that, I should like to see which of you will
    dare to lay a paw upon it."
    
      "Humph," grumbled the Fox as he walked away with his tail
    between his legs; but he spoke in a low growl.
    
    
    	"You may share the labours of the great,
    	but you will not share the spoil."
    


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