A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The

　　Father, unwilling1 to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request,

　　hit upon this expedient2 to rid himself of his importunities. He

　　expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his

　　daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract

　　his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully

　　afraid of both. The Lion cheerfully assented3 to the proposal.

　　But when the toothless, clawless Lion returned to repeat his

　　request, the Woodman, no longer afraid, set upon him with his

　　club, and drove him away into the forest.