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Which of these is a Lessing fable?

  • The Lion and the Fox

  • The Tortoise and the Hare

  • The Fox and the Grapes

  • The Ant and the Grasshopper

Answer

The Lion and the Fox is a fable by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, a German writer of the Enlightenment period. The fable tells the story of a lion and a fox who meet in the forest. The lion is proud and arrogant, while the fox is clever and cunning. The fox tricks the lion into thinking that he is stronger than he actually is, and the lion ends up being defeated.
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