Лев (за ним см. "Тигр")

В пустыне песчаной живет Царь Зверей.

Запали бока, грива ниже бровей.

Широк Лев в плечах, и безжалостна пасть.

С ним шуточки плохи: так можно пропасть!

 

2010

 

The Lion

Hilaire Belloc

 

The Lion, the Lion, he dwells in the waste,

He has a big head and a very small waist;

But his shoulders are stark, and his jaws they are grim,

And a good little child will not play with him.