Both stories highlight the tension between leadership and confidence, illustrating that the qualities of courage and decisiveness are valued while timidity and criticism without action are condemned. In the first story, the lion's initial shyness is contrasted with the disruptive actions of the other animals, while in the second, the council's complaints about the king's leadership underscore the importance of taking responsibility and the consequences of failing to act.
story 1
this story follows a lion who is shy and afraid to act for fear of looking foolish. while the lion watches quietly, several other animals step up to lead without hesitation--and make things progressively worse. each time, the lion quietly tells his mouse friend how he would have done things, and each idea sounds like it would have been a much better and more logical solution. finaly, the mouse points out that the most foolish animals in the kingdom have stepped up to lead without hesitation and suggesrs that the biggest fool of them all is the lion, who has the best ideas but is too timid to lead. the lion takes the mouses words to heart and steps up to rule
story 2
this story is about a group of animals who serve on king lions council. they gather frquently when their king is not around to complain about his rules and way of doing things. they echo one anothers concerns, and all agree the king is the greatests problem. hearing of their doubt, the king decides to teach the animals a lesson. he disapears for two weeks. during this time, the animal council is given the chance to lead. they make several messes, and by the end of the two weeks, the mouse alerts the king that his council is desperate to find and return him to his throne. when he returns, he tells the animals not to question his leadership if they cannot do better themselves.
both stories focus on themes of personal qualities. in 2 sentences, explain how the two stories work together to reveal something about which qualities are accepeted and condemed in this society.
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