Leo Dulce Leo

Inspired by an African Tale about the lion, the toad, and Kiwi the mosquito.
Has the Lion truly won or is the Lion a winner by nature, by all means?
A mosquito named Kiwi flutters on the edge of a river.  
On the other river, a lion walks, raising his head and shaking his throat in the wind. Then the lion roars so loudly.
Frightened, animals all hide. No longer daring to move.
The birds stop singing.
Kiwi is flying around. Kiwi doesn't hide. He is not bothered at all.
Instead, Kiwi repeatedly buzzes in the lion's ear: Everyone is afraid of you, Mr. Lion, but I am not.
The lion roars the first time and shouts angrily: Aren't you afraid of me?
Kiwi keeps buzzing in the lion's ear: Everyone is afraid of you, Mr. Lion, but I am not scared.
The lion roars a second time and shouts angrily: Ah! Aren't you afraid of me? Ugly little creature? That's what we're going to see.
The lion throws himself into the water, crosses the river, and with a blow of his big paw, he hits the leaf on which he sees the fungus fly.
But Kiwi flies away.
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Full story sent with acquired artwork.