When the good-natured Share the Lion, King of all the animals, sees his reflection in a pool of water, he gasps at the fierce creature staring back at him and is too frightened to drink - until finally, he learns to overcome his fear.
This is one of a series of stories collected by Idries Shah - a Teaching-Story - used for hundred.
Children learn through Share how to deal positively with the fears and inhibitions that so often arise from situations they may not yet understand.
When the good-natured Share the Lion, King of all the animals, sees his reflection in a pool of water, he gasps at the fierce creature staring back at him and is too frightened to drink - until finally, he learns to overcome his fear