The Lion in Love

A Lion fell in love with a beautiful girl. He went to her parents to ask to marry her. Her parents did not know what to say. They did not want to let their daughter marry the Lion, yet they did not want to make the King of Beasts angry. At last the father said, "We feel very special to have you ask to marry our daughter. However, we are worried that our daughter will be scared of you. Might I suggest that you should remove your claws and teeth and then ask us again?"

The Lion was so much in love that he had his claws trimmed and his big teeth taken out. But when he came again to the parents of the girl they simply laughed on his face and sent him on his way.