androcles took the thorn from the lion's paw.
androcles took the thorn from the lion's paw.
who took the thorn from the lion's paw?
androcles
the plot is a more or less careful rendition of george bernard shaw's script. androcles, a fugitive christian tailor, accompanied by his nagging wife, is on the run from his roman persecutors. while hiding in the forest he comes upon a wild lion who approaches him with a wounded paw. androcles sees that the cause is a large thorn embedded in its paw, which he draws out while talking baby language to the lion. his wife had fled, and androcles is next seen in a procession of christian prisoners on their way to the colosseum in rome. they are joined by the fierce convert ferrovius who subsequently provides much of the comic entertainment in his struggle to keep his nature in check. love interest is also introduced by the growing attraction of the captain to the noble-born convert lavinia. eventually the party is sent into the arena to be slaughtered by gladiators, but ferrovius kills all of them and accepts a commission offered him in the praetorian guards. to appease the crowd, one christian is needed to be savaged by the lions and androcles volunteers to uphold 'the honour of the tailors'. it turns out that the lion is the one that androcles has helped, and the two waltz round the arena to the acclaim of the people. the emperor dashes behind the scenes to get a closer look and has to be rescued from the lion by androcles. he then orders an end to the persecution of christians and allows androcles and his new 'pet' to depart in peace.
androcles and the lion (1952 film)
a little boy named andy was so interested about lions that he went to the library and searched for a book about lions. that same night, his grandfather told him a bedtime story about lions. andy was so fascinated about the story that he had a dream about lions that same night. the next day, on his way to school, andy meets a real lion. the lion had a thorn stuck in his paw and andy helps pull the thorn out. this action makes andy and the lion friends. later in the story, a circus comes to andy's town and of course, andy attends. during the lion act, one of the lions jumps out of the cage, into the audience, right in front of andy. andy thinks it's his last day of life. but lo and behold, it was his friend the lion, the very same one andy had helped earlier to take the thorn out of his paw. andy and the lion rejoice in excitement of seeing one another again. when the crowd attempts to capture the lion, andy protects it. the next day, there is a parade and andy and the lion are in the lead. andy receives an award for bravery. at the end of the story, andy returns the book about lions that he borrowed from the library, pulling his friend the lion behind him.
andy and the lion