The Lion, Jupiter, and the Elephant

" The lion wearied Jupiter with his frequent complaints."

What does wearied mean?

What is the gist of the paragraph below?:

"The lion wearied Jupiter with his frequent complaints. It is true, O Jupiter!" he said, "that I am gigantic in strength, handsome in shape, and powerful in attack. I have jaws well provided with teeth, and feet furnished with claws, and I lord it over all the beasts of the forest, and what a disgrace it is, that being such as I am, I should be frightened by the crowing of a rooster."

Jupiter replied, "Why do you blame me without a cause? I have given you all the attributes which I possess myself, and your courage never fails you except in this one instance".

What does "attributes" mean?

What does the lion consider to be his weakest characteristic?

• his claws

• his jaws

• his reaction to the crowing of a rooster

• his ability to attack

"On hearing this the Lion groaned and lamented very much and reproaching himself with his cowardice, wished that he might die. "

What does the word, "lamented" mean?

"On hearing this the Lion groaned and lamented very much and, reproaching himself with his cowardice, wished that he might die."

What does the lion reproaching himself mean?

"On hearing this the Lion groaned and lamented very much and reproaching himself with his cowardice, wished that he might die."

What is cowardice?

What was the lesson or the moral of the story for: The Lion, Jupiter and the Elephant?

"The Lion said, "Well, since so huge a beast is afraid of a tiny gnat, I will no more complain, nor wish myself dead. I find myself, even as I am, better off than the Elephant."