A Lion demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The Father, unwilling¹ to grant and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient². He expressed his willingness to accept him as the suitor of his daughter on one condition; that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws. The Lion cheerfully assented³ to the proposal: when, however, he next repeated his request, the woodman set upon him with his club.