Androcles and the Lion (play) run from his Roman persecutors. While hiding in the forest he comes upon a wild lion who approaches him with a wounded paw. His wife runs off. Androcles sees that the cause of the animal's distress is a large thorn embedded in its paw, which he draws out while soothing the lion in baby language. Androcles is captured and is sent to the Colosseum to be executed with other Christians in gladiatorial combat. They are joined by a new Christian convert called Ferrovius, who struggles to reconcile his Christian principles with his violent inclinations. The Roman captain guarding them is
A Letter from the Clearys been placed in the wrong postbox. A Letter from the Clearys "A Letter from the Clearys" is a short story written by Connie Willis published in the short story collections "Fire Watch" (1984) and "The Best of Connie Willis" (2013). In 1983 it won the Nebula Award for best science fiction published in the two years prior to 1983. A Letter from the Clearys starts with a young teenage girl and her dog making their way home through the countryside after a visit to the town's post office. The main character is living with her parents, older brother and a