The Bear and the Gardener in this case keeping the flies off a friend, and the ultimate good of safeguarding his welfare. The story gained currency in England from the 18th century on through translations or imitations of La Fontaine. One of its earliest appearances was in Robert Dodsley's "Select fables of Esop and other fabulists" (1764), where it is given the title "The Hermit and the Bear" and a milder ending. In this version a hermit has done the bear a good turn; later still this was identified with taking a thorn from its paw, drawing on the story of Androcles and the Lion.
Jerry and the Lion kit, but finds that Jerry is nowhere to be found. Tom looks for the lion, but finds Jerry in another room, with the lion perched on a lamp. Tom points the gun at Jerry, causing Jerry to start throwing punches. When Tom grabs Jerry and sticks his chin out as if to say "Come on, give it your best shot", the lion obligingly raises his paw and punches Tom right in the chin, sending Tom flying halfway across the room where he crashes through the chimney stack, then down into the fireplace with bricks crashing down on him. Jerry and