一個奴隸因不堪忍受主人的殘暴虐待而逃跑了，為了避免被抓住，他逃進了沙漠中。正當他思忖著該如何尋找食物和棲身之地時，來到了一個洞穴前，他走進去看了看，空無一人。然而，這是一個獅子的巢穴，就在這時，獅子出現了，可憐的逃亡者嚇呆了。他認定自己無處可逃，然而，完全出乎他的意料，獅子不但沒有撲過來吃掉他，反而過來巴巴地討好他，一邊哭訴著，一邊抬起自己的爪子。看到那個爪子又腫又脹，還在發炎，逃亡者認真地檢查了一下，發現有一根剌深嵌入獅子的腳掌里。他慢慢地拔出了那根刺，盡可能地處理好傷口，過了一陣，傷口自然就痊愈了。獅子對他感激不盡，將他當成了自己的朋友，從此他們一起分享這個洞穴。過了一段時間，有一天，奴隸開始渴望回到人類的社會生活中，他向獅子告別，然后回到鎮子上。他一出現，立刻就被認出來，接著就被帶上鐐銬，送到了前主人那里。主人懲罰了他以示警戒，并且還命令道，在下次馬戲表演時應該把他扔給野獸。就在性命攸關的那一天，野獸都被釋放進競技場后，其中有一頭體態肥碩的獅子，跑到他跟前，帶著喜愛和高興的表情趴在他腳邊。這正是他在洞里生活時的老朋友!觀眾都嚷嚷著應該饒了這個奴隸的命，鎮子上的官員也驚訝于一頭野獸的感恩與忠誠，下令讓奴隸和獅子都獲得自由。

　　【奴隸和獅子的寓意】

　　奴隸和獅子的故事主要講的是，多么可敬的獅子，它知恩圖報，用自己的行動救下了安德洛斯。寫出了人與獅子之間的情深意重，寫出了人與獅子的珍貴友情，患難與共。

　　【奴隸和獅子英文版】

　　THE SLAVE AND THE LION

　　A Slave ran away from his master，by whom he had been most cruelly treated，and，in order to avoid capture，betook himself into the desert As he wandered about in search Of food and shelter，he came to a cave，which he entered and FOund to be unoccupied Really，however，it was a Lion’s den，and almost immediately，to the horror of the wretched fogitive，the Lion himself appeared The man gave himself up for lost：but，to his utter astonishment，the Lion，instead of springing upon him and devouring him，came and fawned upon him，at the same time whining and lifting up his paw．Observing it to be much swollen and inflamed．he examined it and found a large thorn embedded in the ball of the foot．He accordingly removed it and dressed the wound as well as he could：and in course of time it healed up completely．The Lion’S gratitude was unbounded；he looked upon the man as his friend，and they shared the cave for some time together A day came，however，when the Slave began to long for the society of his fellow—men，and he bade farewell to the Lion and returned to the town Here he was presently recognized and carried off in chains to his former master．who resolved to make an example of him，and ordered that he should be thrown to the beasts at the next public spectacle in the theatre．On the fatal day the beasts were loosed into the arena，and among the rest a Lion of huge bulk and ferocious aspect；and then the wretched Slave was cast in among them．What was the amazement of the spectators，when the Lion after one glance bounded up to him and lay down at his feet with every expression of affection and delight!It was his old friend of the cave!The audience clamored that the Slave’S life should be spared：and the governor of the town，marveling at such gratitude and fidelity in a beast，decreed that both should receiVe thei rliberty.