LION - LIONS STORIES & FOLKLORE
(excerpts from posts)
(If you want to retell any of the stories listed below, be sure to obtain permission from the copyright holder if the material is not in the public domain)

1) From Madafo's webpage:
http://www.madafo.com/the_lion_and_the.htm

The Old Man and His Grandson
And...the young boy went to his grandfather ...
He said, "Grandfather, is it true that the lion is the king of the jungle?"
The old man looked at his grandson curiously and said, "Yes, my son, this is true, but why do you ask?"
"Well, Grandfather," said the young boy, "if this is true, then why is it that in all the stories I read and all the ones I hear, man will defeat the lion? How can this be true?"
The old man looked at his grandson lovingly and said, "And, it will always be that way, my son, until the lion tells the story."
–An ancient African proverb–

2) The Lion and the Lamb stories:
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/libr/c/h/charly2/the_lion_and_the_lamb.html.html
http://www.neveh.org/winston/forest/forest05.html ....Scroll down to
"Mourn for the dead seven days, but for a fool all his life. Ben Sira 22:12"
http://www.essene.com/HumaneReligion/LionAndLamb.htm
Jackie

3) I don't know if this will work but it seems to me that peace also has smaller ramifications, not just the global way many folks envision. By that I mean peace can be as simple as taking care of one person at a time. That being said, the short story, The Difference Between Heaven and Hell might fit. You can find the Japanese version in Doorways to the Soul by Elisa Pearmain. It is very short. If you know the basic story in this version the people in hell can't quite reach the tables laden with delicious food. They hold chopsticks three feet long but can't get the chopsticks to their mouths because of their length. There is mayhem and cries of anguish fill the air.

In heaven it is the same scene but they are reaching the chopsticks across the table and feeding each other. Of course, instead of anguish, laughter fills the air. It might work for your needs. Good luck.
Karen

3) Mexican proverb: All the world smiles in the same language.
Finnish proverb: Joy is the daughter of peace.

I'm always taken by the "you'll get what you expect" type of story: the person on the road on the way into town asking a passerby what kind of people he/she'll find in town. Person asks 'what kind of people did you find in the town you just left?' 1st person replies 'such a complaining lot of people, which is why I left.' Passerby answers, 'that's just what you'll find here.' Passerby comes upon another person going into town, person asks same question. Passerby asks 'what kind of people did you find in the town you just left?' 2nd person replies,"the kindest people you'll ever want to meet - I'm sorry I had to leave.' Passerby again answers 'that's just what you'll find here."

Peace Tales by Margaret Read MacDonald is a wonderful resource.
Judy

(This web page updated 11/22/04)