{"id":5537,"date":"2008-01-04T05:51:17","date_gmt":"2008-01-04T13:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nurseryrhymesonline.net\/867\/the-gnat-and-the-lion\/"},"modified":"2008-01-04T05:51:17","modified_gmt":"2008-01-04T13:51:17","slug":"the-gnat-and-the-lion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/5537\/the-gnat-and-the-lion","title":{"rendered":"The Gnat and the Lion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Gnat came and said to a Lion: &#8220;I do not the least fear you, nor are you stronger than I am. For in what does your strength consist? You can scratch with your claws, and bite with your teeth\u2014so can a woman in her quarrels. I repeat that I am altogether more powerful than you; and if you doubt it, let us fight and see who will conquer.&#8221; The Gnat, having sounded his horn, fastened itself upon the Lion, and stung him on the nostrils. The Lion, trying to crush him, tore himself with his claws, until he punished himself severely. 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