Don’t Fear That Roar | Aesop's Fable "The Fox and the Lion" (Parvati)

Don’t Fear That Roar | Aesop's Fable "The Fox and the Lion"

 

This episode of The Lyrical Literacy podcast presents a melodic folk-blues rendition of a timeless wisdom tale about conquering fear. Through rhythmic verses, the story follows a fox who initially cowers at a lion's mighty roar—a sound that "could sink a battleship." As days pass, the fox's fear gradually subsides, and eventually, the small creature finds enough courage to question the lion directly: "Why you roar? You feelin' bad?" To the fox's surprise, the intimidating beast shows no aggression. The performance concludes with the powerful moral that many fears prove groundless when confronted: "Fear's a fire you can't always trust" and "Half the monsters ain't real at all." This compelling musical fable reminds listeners that courage often comes from simply facing what frightens us.

Origin

This poem draws inspiration from Aesop's fable "The Fox and the Lion," which dates back to ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. In the original tale, a fox who had never seen a lion before is terrified upon their first encounter. Upon meeting the lion a second time, the fox is still frightened but not as much as before. By the third meeting, the fox grows bold enough to approach the lion without fear. The fable teaches that familiarity diminishes fear, and what initially seems terrifying often becomes manageable with exposure and experience. This ancient wisdom about overcoming fear through familiarity has remained relevant across cultures for over two millennia.

Little ol fox with a curious nose
Prancin round where the wild wind blows
Till a lion let loose with a deep down roar
Shook the ground and the forest floor

Fox hit the dirt tail stiff as bone
Eyes wide open heart like stone
Whispered low with a tremblin lip
That roar could sink a battleship

But days go on fear fades some
Lion walked by beatin no drum
Fox still twitched but stayed in view
Just noddin soft like brave folks do

Then one bright mornin cool and clear
Fox stood tall dropped that fear
Said why you roar you feelin bad
Lion just blinked didn’t even get mad

No claws flashin no wild attack
Just a stare from a mane leanin back
Fox turned slow with a little grin
Sometimes the danger is just the wind

Don’t go runnin from every sound
Some beasts bark but don’t come round
Fears a fire you can’t always trust
Burns down brave when it turns to dust

So lift your chin don’t shake don’t stall
Half the monsters ain’t real at all
And what you thought was death and flame
Might just be thunder with no name

 

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