Chapter XIX: of a Certain Solitary Monk Who Used to Feed on Grass by the Jordan

Acertain monk was feeding on grass by the Jordan, and at noontide he went into a cave to rest, and he found there a lion which began to roar; and he said to the lion, “What vexeth thee? There is room enough here both for thee and for me, and if thou dost not wish [for a companion], get up and go out;” and because the lion could not bear [him], he rose up, and went out.

The Paradise Of The Holy Fathers Volumes 1 and 2 by Saint Athanasius Of Alexandria

Chapter XIXof a Certain Solitary Monk Who Used to Feed on Grass by the Jordan

Chapter XIX

of a Certain Solitary Monk Who Used to Feed on Grass by the Jordan