A dispute arose among all the four-footed beasts, each boasting of how many young it bore. They cried out to the lioness, “Tell us, how many young do you bear?” She laughed and answered them, “Only one cub—but a very noble one.” The fable shows that one who excels in bodily strength, courage, and wisdom is better than many who are cowardly and foolish.
Στάσις ἦλθε πᾶσι τοῖς τετραπόδοις, καύχημα κατέχουσα εἰς παίδων πλήθη. Καὶ δὴ ἔφασκον τῇ λεαίνῃ βοῶντες· „εἰπὲ καὶ σὺ τὸ, πόσους παῖδας τίκτεις ;“ Ἡ δὲ γελῶσα πρὸς αὐτοὺς ταῦτα λέγει· „σκύμνον μὲν ἕνα, ἀλλὰ γενναῖον πάνυ.“
Ὁ μῦθος δηλοῖ, ὅτι κρείσσων εἷς ῥώμῃ σώματος καὶ ἀνδρείᾳ καὶ φρονήσει, ἢ πολλοὶ δειλοὶ καὶ ἄφρονες.
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