The Lady, or the Tiger? a number of doors; behind each one was either a lady or a tiger. However, the king bases the prisoner's fate on intelligence and not luck by posting a statement on each door that can be true or false. "The Lady, or the Tiger?" adapted to a short film by Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation on 1970. "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is referenced in "Ennui", a sonnet written by Sylvia Plath and published 43 years after her death. Plath's sonnet, however, speaks of an age when the choice has become no longer relevant. Alternative rock band They Might Be Giants
Emblem of His Majesty the King of Ashanti a thousand, a thousand will come) in reference to the Porcupine's quills as symbols of Ashanti warriors, is still quoted. Emblem of His Majesty the King of Ashanti The Emblem of His Majesty the Emperor of Ashanti (or National Emblem of Ashanti) is the national emblem of the Ashanti nation, adopted by Ashanti's emperor Asantehene Osei Tutu I in 1701, and is based on the Porcupine, which has been the Ashanti national animal since 1701 the early-eighteenth century AD. The Porcupine in the Asante national emblem was used by the emperor Asantehene of Asante in taking the oath of office