The Fox That Cannot Smell
Al Joumhouria: In his book «Table Talk», the renowned English jurist and Orientalist John Selden (Selden) wrote: «The lion summoned the ewe and asked her if an odor was coming from his mouth. When she answered in the affirmative, he killed her because she was stupid. Then he put the question to the wolf, who answered with the word «No», so he tore him to pieces because he was a flatterer,…»
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