Androcles there a story told by Apion in his lost work "Aegyptiacorum" (Wonders of Egypt), the events of which Apion claimed to have personally witnessed in Rome. In this version, Androclus (going by the Latin variation of the name), is a runaway slave of a former Roman consul administering a part of Africa. He takes shelter in a cave, which turns out to be the den of a wounded lion, from whose paw he removes a large thorn. In gratitude, the lion becomes tame towards him and henceforward shares his catch with the slave. After three years, Androclus craves a return
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion Lion." and the "New York Times" described Pinkney's illustrations as having "a velvety softness". "Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion" has also been reviewed by the "School Library Journal", and "Booklist". Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion: A Swahili Tale is a 1989 children's picture book by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. It is an adaption of a Swahili folktale and is about Rabbit tricking Lion over a calabash tree. "Publishers Weekly" reviewed "Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion" writing "Aardema offers up a sound piece of storytelling, admirably reflected in Pinkney's