Rooster, Cock, and Lion

170. THE ASS, THE COCK, AND THE LION An Ass and a Cock lived in a farmyard together. One day a hungry Lion passing by and seeing the Ass in good condition, resolved to make a meal of him. Now, they say that there is nothing a Lion hates so much as the crowing of a Cock; and at that moment the Cook happening to crow, the Lion straightway made off with all haste from the spot. The Ass, mightily amused to think that a Lion should be frightened at a bird, plucked up courage and galloped after him, delighted with the notion of driving the king of beasts before him. He had, however, gone no great distance, when the Lion turned sharply round upon him, and made an end of him in a trice.
Presumption begins in ignorance and ends in ruin. [

The Donkey, The Lion, and the Rooster

06. THE ASS, THE LION, AND THE COCK.
An Ass and Cock together fed,
When, startled by a Lion's tread,
With clarion shrill, bold chanticleer
Scared him away in panic fear.
The Ass, courageous at the sight,
Pursued the Lion in his flight,
But found too far his courage bore him,
For round the monarch turned and tore him.
Cowards who thus provoke their fate,
Like the poor Ass may find, too late,
That courage false leads on to danger,
When on them turns the bold avenger.
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.
DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR.
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The Donkey, The Rooster, and the Lion

062. THE DONKEY, THE ROOSTER, AND THE LION. You will find the fable in English on this page; scroll to see if there are multiple English versions. [more info]

The Ass, The Lion, and the Cock

122. THE ASS, THE LION, AND THE COCK. An ass and a cock happened to be feeding together in the same place, when on a sudden they spied a lion approaching them. This beast is reported, above all things, to have an aversion, or rather antipathy, to the crowing of a cock; so that he no sooner heard the voice of that bird, but he betook him to his heels, and ran away as fast as he could.
The ass, fancying he fled for fear of him, in the bravery of his heart pursued him, and followed him so far, that they were quite out of the hearing of the cock; which the lion no sooner perceived, but he turned about and seized the ass; and just as he was ready to tear him in pieces, the sluggish creature is said to have expressed himself thus: “Alas! Fool that I was, knowing the cowardice of my own nature, thus by an affected courage to throw myself into the jaws of death, when I might have remained secure and unmolested!” [more info]

The Ass, The Lion, and the Cock

046. THE ASS, THE LION, AND THE COCK. An ass and a cock happened to be feeding together in the same place, when on a sudden they spied a lion approaching them. This beast is reported, above all things, to have an aversion, or rather antipathy, to the crowing of a cock; so that he no sooner heard the voice of that bird, but he betook him to his heels, and ran away as fast as he could.
The ass, fancying he fled for fear of him, in the bravery of his heart pursued him, and followed him so far, that they were quite out of the hearing of the cock; which the lion no sooner perceived, but he turned about and seized the ass; and just as he was ready to tear him in pieces, the sluggish creature is said to have expressed himself thus: “Alas! Fool that I was, knowing the cowardice of my own nature, thus by an affected courage to throw myself into the jaws of death, when I might have remained secure and unmolested!” [more info]

The Lion, Ass, and Cock

046. THE LYON, ASS, AND COCK. You will find the fable in English on this page; scroll down to see if there are multiple English versions. [more info]

The Cock, The Ass, and the Lion

59. THE COCK, THE ASS AND THE LION.
The Ass gave a horrible bray,
Cock crowed; Lion scampered away;
Ass judged he was scared
By the bray, and so dared
To pursue; Lion ate him they say.
DON'T TAKE ALL THE CREDIT TO YOURSELF
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The Ass, The Lion, and the Cock

14. THE ASS, THE LION, AND THE COCK. An Ass and a Cock were in a shed. A hungry Lion caught sight of the Ass and was on the point of entering the shed to devour him. But he took fright at the sound of the Cock crowing, for people say that Lions are afraid at the voice of a Cock, and turned away and ran. The Ass, roused to a lofty contempt of him for being afraid of a Cock, went out to pursue him, but when they were some distance away, the Lion ate him up. [more info]