| 单词 | lion |
| 例句 | The lion called out in pain and told the hare to be more careful. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Carefully they laid out a great deal of food so that the lion would eat it and not bother them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z But the lions roared once, and I was asleep. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z With the king’s knights and lords claiming the lion’s share of the horsemeat, little and less remained for the common men. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lion then started to look for a way out. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned around and there was a young male lion, about ninety feet away, gazing at Gillian and me with much interest. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z His lion reflexes were built for speed in combat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The other hunters swarmed over the lion and pierced its flesh with their spears, killing it quickly. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Just before the baboon parents came back, however, the hare got into the lion skin and was a lion again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The lion thrashed wildly, turned, and fell backward. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z "Did they wear crimson cloaks or fly a lion banner?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A wild-eyed zebra zigzagged too close to a crouching lion, who swiped, missed, and darted away, his belly close to the ground. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She spent her afternoons with the lion tamers and clowns. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z When he acted out with bug-eyed astonishment the moment Daniel’s captors looked down and saw their prisoner lounging around in the pit with his arm around the head of a big lion, I laughed appreciatively. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “What, the lion’s fur? Isn’t that, like, an animal rights violation or something?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He peered in as if he expected to find a mountain lion lying in wait. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It’s played with two bases, one for someone taking the role of a lion and the other for children whom the lion “hunts.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The next instant, Frank was a full-grown lion. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He had a wide face and his long red-brown hair was combed up into a fan like a lion’s mane. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He did not want to believe that his son-in-law was a lion, and so he said that they would test him to see if he really was a lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z All the way out the door and down the steps between the stone lions, Webster’s Dictionary kept calling after her, Monster, Monster! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It had the head of a lion with a blood-caked mane, the body and hooves of a giant goat, and a serpent for a tail, a ten-foot-long diamondback growing right out of its shaggy behind. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Still the wife’s brother muttered that the husband was a lion disguised as a man and still he refused to do anything with his brother-in-law. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Peering cautiously into the night, Anyango, with his sharp African eyes, saw the third lion—the one who had visited Hugo and me—following his two companions behind the tents. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z When Dany stood, the lion pelt slipped from her shoulders and tumbled to the ground. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lion looked at the hare and asked him why this help was needed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It seemed to him that the noise would knock him over, and he cowered until the lion had stopped for breath. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "Their banners are red, with a golden lion." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The dragon came down between the Domishmen and the door with a roar that would have sent a hundred lions running. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I never be brave as lion like my mama.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z From the rocks near the Hopkins Marine Station comes the barking of sea lions like the baying of hounds. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She worried for others, warning any who would listen to her: "When the lions' eyes turn red," she told people, "the city will be destroyed." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Rocket wasn’t perched on the top of Mom’s dresser, where sometimes he acted like he was a lion or a tiger out in the jungle waiting to pounce on his prey. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And the lion held out the round ball he held in his hand and showed Dragon an old, deep fracture that was slowly being filled with the dust of the earth. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Khalid,” I say, “why’d you choose a dragonfly? Why not something cool, like a lion or a panther or a wolf?” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Luckily Shasta had lived all his life too far south in Calormen to have heard the tales that were whispered in Tashbaan about a dreadful Narnian demon that appeared in the form of a lion. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Grace hadn’t known Maya that long, but she was pretty sure that Maya would have thrown herself back into school the way lions ran into the Colosseum during Roman times: teeth sharp and claws out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Neanderthals could share information about the whereabouts of lions, but they probably could not tell—and revise—stories about tribal spirits. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We started talking about how we were going to hunt the lion the next day. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking through the forest as a boy, I didn’t worry so much about cobras or lions, since most of them had vanished. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z In an instant, the green hangings became scarlet and the silver became gold; the huge Slytherin serpent vanished and a towering Gryffindor lion took its place. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He looked closely at the two boys, but there were no signs that they were lions. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He wore a deep blue doublet studded with a double row of golden lion's heads, and around his brow a slim coronet made of gold and sapphires. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I charged, and as the lion leaped to intercept me, I chunked a space food pouch into its maw—a chunk of cellophane-wrapped, freeze-dried strawberry parfait. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There was a lion in it too, and a dragon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I tried to tell him it was all over, that the lion was dead, to turn loose as I wanted to see how badly he was hurt. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They kill more people each year than do any other African mammals, including even lions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Even the roaring of the lions couldn’t break the silence. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I know because I have looked at that chart about a mil- lion times to try to figure out which emotion goes with each face. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to ask Khalid—I want to ask him, “Why did you choose a dragonfly? Why not something cooler, like a lion or a panther or a wolf?” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “And you had best be careful what you say of my family, magister. Kinslayer or no, I am a lion still.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I love the jellyfish, which remind me of streams of shiny cloth, and the lion- fish, which really do look a little like swimming lions. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z When Sam and Alice came out of the woods, the winged lions bombed them again. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But Scipio had already slipped off the lion's back and was now climbing on to the sea horse. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he strolled out into the open, just far enough for Bp to be able to see him from the lion fountain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Immediately, arrows pierced the lion’s maw—two, four, six. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He’d always imagined them as huge noble animals, like lions with wings, but these things reminded him more of vicious pack hunters —flying hyenas. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She turned to the only chair at the table which was empty and said, “My people call it Simhaladvipa—dwelling place of lions.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z "Well, there's a zoo in the Tower, with lions and tigers and a porpentine, even a camel; But all they do is sleep. We could go to Paul's instead." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Calling on the lion one day, the hare told him that he was very skilled at getting lice out of lion tails. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The chairs were large and heavy and had lions’ heads carved on the tops of the backs. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t turn him loose as I knew if I did, he would go back to the lion. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Percy,” she called, “whatever you’re going to do—” The lion roared and swatted her like a cat toy, sending her flying into the side of a Titan rocket. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “The biddy who got that mountain lion shot didn’t understand animal psychology,” Dad said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Making a cage out of thin trees, the brother carried this to a lonely place where lions liked to walk. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “The children were moved from here to Karteh-Seh after the rockets hit the old orphanage. Which is like saving someone from the lion’s cage and throwing them in the tiger’s.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Before the lion could stop gagging, I shot in two more flavors of ice cream and a freeze-dried spaghetti dinner. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Ironically, this fearlessness scared his father, and it was a constant source of worry for him, especially when they were hunting lions, elephants, and rhinoceroses in Africa together. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z At this point, I hadn’t actually seen the lion, and I absolutely refused to leave. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z "And King's Landing is not, as we both know perfectly well. While Father plays lion and fawn with the Stark boy, Renly marches up the roseroad. He could be at our gates any day now!" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were going to set lions on us. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Many animals and human species could previously say, ‘Careful! A lion!’ Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It reached the edge of the wood, where it paused for several minutes to lick its wounds with its red, red tongue, and then, purring like an earthquake, the lion slipped away into the forest. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Just beneath the balcony, a stone carving of a lion, its jagged mouth agape, protruded. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z On the ground were bears and mountain lions and rattlesnakes; in the treetops, an astonishing array of squirrels; and beneath the soil, one thick seam after another of coal. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The lions and tigers in heated cages, the bears asleep, the snakes coiled tightly underground. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And then came the sound of a distant roar, like a lion just sprung from a trap. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you’re all eating fish right now, but they hunt and eat a wide variety of animals, including the seal, the sea lion, the stingray, the squid, and the octopus.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But tall, quiet Diana moved from loom to loom like the silent angel in the lion’s den, keeping Daniel from harm. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I touch the lion’s paw again today, as I do every time. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “It does? I mean, when you say it like that, ‘Leones’ kind of sounds like ‘lions.’ The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z We went by the bald eagle, the white-tailed deer, the tahr goats, the lions, and the striped hyena. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Lissa held up a framed photograph of Miss Lilian sitting on the lion bench, frowning at the camera, eyes squinted against the sun, a cigarette in one hand and a glass in the other. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The salt went on eating everything with its million hungry mouths. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “In here are the blackened bones of the lion and leopard, along with other powerful roots and herbs.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The Dinka say, “Who is going to bring the lion?” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We felt like we were going to be attacked by a lion at any minute. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry, who was measuring out powdered spine of lion- fish, ignored them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “At Malpais,” the Savage was incoherently mumbling, “you had to bring her the skin of a mountain lion—I mean, when you wanted to marry some one. Or else a wolf.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew right away that a lion was about to attack us. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z They were hanging on the walls all around her, sitting, roaring, grim-faced, along with peaceful lions with and without wings. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “This lion,” she said, “he is a false God—a false idol! You remember what happened when Moses came down from the mountain after he got the tablets...” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Let us be dissatisfied until that day when the lion and the lamb shall lie down together, and every man will sit under his own vine and fig tree, and none shall be afraid. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A soft, deep growl rumbled from the shadows, but instead of the lion I was expecting, out came a Siamese. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “He’s like Six Million Dollar Man now,” she always said to me, laughing toothlessly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Other animals at the top of the pyramid, such as lions and sharks, evolved into that position very gradually, over millions of years. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The hare pushed him aside and straightaway began to free the tail of the now empty lion skin. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Deftly waving his knife, the hare split the lion’s skin from one end to the other and pushed him out of it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "Lannister men. The lion of Lannister flew over the ramparts, not the crowned stag. And they had taken the city by treachery." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They must sit quietly and listen while Ma read Bible stories to them, or stories about lions and tigers and white bears from Pa’s big green book, The Wonders of the Animal World. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z One poster advertised a circus and showed a lion jumping through a loop. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave the meat to the lion and the turnips to the zebra and the antelope. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z One day we heard on the radio that a woman in the suburbs had seen a mountain lion behind her house and had called the police, who shot the animal. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He made the mountain lion lie down in front and then he was ready for his magic. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Even the horse's armor was gilded, and his bar dings were shimmering crimson silk emblazoned with the lion of Lannister. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They sent soldiers into the forest and shot the lion. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Tom raged crazily through the hills like a lion in horrible pain. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But Lissa was sitting on the lion bench, her head down, looking as lonesome as I felt. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It was a vast open-air hall with wooden benches, a velvet curtain with Greek masks, and three box offices in the shape of lions' heads, through whose mouths the tickets were sold. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Where I live in northern Kenya, the lion is a symbol of bravery and pride. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, Digory,” he said, “we’ve got rid of that woman, and the brute of a lion is gone. Give me your hand and put on your ring at once.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He had felt odd when she had passed the old stone lions and the door had closed behind her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z "My lion," she whispered when he broke off the kiss to undress. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A lion’s head peered in through the opening. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of cows ran into the trap, and two fell to the lions’ fangs and claws. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He caught a glimpse of Alec fighting like a lion, pushing people and elbowing faces and throwing bodies to the floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She was a most singular portent, a lion in front, a serpent behind, a goat in between— Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That time Leah fed one to the ant lion, Jesus saw that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was twice the height of a normal human and muscled like a sprinter, and from the shoulders up he bore a thick-maned lion's head. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The forest was home to many wild beasts, such as antelope, elephant, and wildebeest, as well as hyenas, lions, and leopards, adding even more to the danger. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z But a modern human can tell her friends that this morning, near the bend in the river, she saw a lion tracking a herd of bison. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I point to the teacup lion licking her leg. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There were miniature lions, pigs, dragons, hydras, even a teeny Minotaur in a little Minotaur diaper. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The hare drew himself up to his full height and addressed the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The lion slowly got up so he could show us his full presence. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine a caveman being so focused on building a fire that he never heard the lion coming through the bushes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In fact, the law firm would take the lion’s share of the money, leaving only a pittance for the African real estate agent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy in the back row had his head down, sleeping like a lion. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Never again would Mrs. Popper have to reproach him for looking as wild as a lion. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he glanced back toward the lion fountain where the girl was still reading her book and the hedgehog was stirring the filthy water with his hands. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The lion apparently did not think its prey worth a wetting; at any rate it made no attempt to take the water in pursuit. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The impact of the two bodies threw the lion off balance. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The image was of a lion and a man facing each other. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Bo drew winged lions all the time and Prosper simply drank in every word his mother said. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Far back in the soft belly, the slashing, razor-sharp claws of the lion had cut into the hollow. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a splash, and one of the sea lions breaks through the surface and lands on a flat stone. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But he continued to approach the lion with the roars ringing in his ears like thunder. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I myself had trouble making a dog or a bull or a lion out of the distant pinpoints of light. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Dany felt shabby and barbaric as she rode past them in her lions kin robe with black Dragon on one shoulder. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He looked up at the unicorn, at the merman with the pale green face, and at the lion, the winged lion. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A green monkey can yell to its comrades, ‘Careful! A lion!’ Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "He's a liar and a craven and anyhow he's a stag, not a lion." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Me? I have never set foot in that nasty place and I never will, not till I turn Christian and they feed me to the lions,” the nurse replied. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The mountain lion came out from a grove of oak trees in the middle of the clearing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s not entirely beyond the realm of possibility that mountain lions could have survived undetected in New England. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The old man was dreaming about the lions. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the only time I had ever seen a lion, and the only time I had heard one roar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As she fell through the gate, gasping for air, she was shocked to see Dragon lying in front of the stone lions, sleeping. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Now that they were closer, I could see that in addition to the sprinting lion-men were a pack of actual lions, including a pair harnessed to a chariot carrying two people. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He came because he had learned I was eaten by a lion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion roared so loud it parted my hair. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They used to feed Christians to the lions, and now Adah uses that phrase ironically, referring to how I supposedly left her to be eaten up on the path. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After his death he was placed in heaven as a constellation, which shows him with a girdle, sword, club and lion’s skin. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaping from his tree, the uncle rushed towards the lions, waving a long spear in his hand. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Besides, I had a feeling we might look a lot better to the lion than those turnips. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Why would I wear my lion skin? Do you wear a fur coat to the beach?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The lion ring Ishtar had given me sat in a tray along with my house keys and the broken pieces of my phone. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And now the lions, hungry for fresh meat, begin the hunt. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The next morning we heard the search party had found what the lion killed in my place: a yearling bushbuck. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, taking a handful of long nails from a bag that he had with him, he hammered a nail through the lion’s tail and into the floor. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The mass of animals suddenly changes direction, an interspecies flock—lions, llamas, and zebras running side by side with orangutans and chimps; a hyena shoulder to shoulder with a tiger. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Every day they saw lions, usually resting in the shade of small trees. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z If the lion came to another animal’s house, then it was wisest to give him a lot of food. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Then I saw the lion crouching, its leg muscles tensing. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Victor hummed to himself while he took one picture after another of the Basilica, the winged lion, and the two brothers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The fourth letter in Ptolemy is an L. Is it represented by the lion? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She was working in her fields at the forest’s edge, scaring away some monkeys, when a female lion came upon her. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “And then the next worst guy is down here. Like, the dentist who killed that lion. He’s right here.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Nhamo had found no evidence of lions or hyenas, buffalo or rhinoceroses. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Agave was the most wretched of all mothers, driven mad by Dionysus so that she believed her son Pentheus was a lion and killed him with her own hands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “The lion wants his dinner,” a man said as Tendai’s belly grumbled, but no one offered any food. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Name the man who went down into a pit on a snowy day to kill a lion. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z His body shifted suddenly, half-crouched, tensed like a lion about to pounce. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The snow was covering everything, burying the mountain lion’s tracks and obliterating his scent. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Many days passed after this strange event and the woman forgot all about the lion—and the promise she had made to him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z No, the fire could not hurt them, and yes, the lion’s jaws were stopped; the serpent was not their master, the grave was not their resting-place, the earth was not their home. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z A green monkey, for example, has been observed calling ‘Careful! A lion!’ when there was no lion around. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When Grandpa was a boy, his grandmother was attacked by a lion. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I had trouble following her example, with Grover snoring and an albino lion staring hungrily at me, but eventually I closed my eyes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I was kind of scared so I took MacDuff, and there she was, waiting on the lion bench like a princess. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z They were beautiful but had no fresh water, so only sea lions and seabirds lived there. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z As we sat around our campfire that evening, eating a scratch meal from tins, I heard the distant, grunting roar of a lion. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Deer and foxes come to drink from it, secretly in the morning and evening, and now and then a mountain lion crouched flat laps its water. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Protecting sea lions from motorboats. How is that reasonable?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It looked as if the unicorn wanted to jump at the lion's neck. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When they had galloped for several minutes without any further noise from the lions Shasta said, "I say! That other horse is galloping beside us now. Only a stone's throw away." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Bobcats—admittedly much smaller creatures than mountain lions—are known to exist in considerable numbers and yet are so shy and furtive that you would never guess their existence. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As Dragon jumped back in surprise, the lion cub laughed out loud, obviously highly amused at the dragon’s shock. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z On those days when the rocket fire eased up a bit and the gun- fighting was light, Hassan would take Sohrab to the zoo to see Marjan the lion, or to the cinema. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When the cows wander far enough to sniff the odor of lion urine, they know a killer is nearby and run in the opposite direction—right toward the waiting lions. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Two goshawks, the lions of the woodland birds, suddenly dropped out of the trees and dove at Alice. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The morning after that the hare returned at the same time and called out again to the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The country around was beset by a frightful monster, the Sphinx, a creature shaped like a winged lion, but with the breast and face of a woman. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z On the one hand, the objective reality of rivers, trees and lions; and on the other hand, the imagined reality of gods, nations and corporations. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z This frightened all the smaller animals, who feared that the lion would eat them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She saw a gold lion on a red banner and thought of Joffrey, wishing he was here so she could drive Needle through his sneery face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The lion says these guys are animal smugglers!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Her primal screams, which sounded like an angry mountain lion, would ring throughout the stadium and then be answered by my own screams of triumph. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The ten-minute-old gnu is a favourite dish, but hyenas also eat young lions and young rhinoceros. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Sticky was breathing hard and casting glances at the door, as if a lion might fly in next, so it fell to Reynie to introduce them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He found the lion lying on the floor of the back room. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z When the woman’s husband saw his wife coming down the path, followed by a lion, he let out a great shout. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He and Bo had already sold any toys they had with them when they ran away, and his brother didn't even have a stuffed animal, apart from the sorry-looking lion that Riccio had given him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Before my eyes, gold bells shredded into gold tassles that fanned into two royal capes that softened into lions’ fur. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z First came the Lord Peridan on a bay horse carrying the great banner of Narnia—-a red lion on a green ground. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The girl, who had never seen a lion before, wept at the thought that she would have to marry such a frightening creature. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "Across die Red Fork. They are flying a purple unicorn below the lion of Lannister." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But as with the mountain lion, he just had to stand his ground. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon, as a miniature lion, sprang into her arms and growled. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “We have got to get by the lions first,” said Jo, as if she rather liked the prospect. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z When the monster had completely turned to dust, the lions and the Hermes statue looked around in confusion. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Safaa points to the far side of the square, where a carved lion’s head trickles water into a moss-green stone trough. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Tufts of hair I miss jut out like a staticky lion mane, and the pretzel bun falls out twice, leaving the braid dangling down my chest. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z After they ate bag lunches next to the bronze lions on the steps of the museum, they fanned out in the European wing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z In the darkness between stations, I catalog the trip—lion’s paw, new books, time in the comfy chair. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I sat on the lion bench, my skirt spread around me, my hands clasped in my lap, my back straight, and waited for them to see me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Joaquin was standing behind them, almost like protection, and Grace steadied herself and reached out to the tarnished brass knocker shaped like a lion. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Pollard, up in the saddle, was a lion poised for the kill. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you still have not attained wisdom,” the father lion told him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Once, in the distance, they saw a lion chasing a topi. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z On a golden breastplate, the lion of Lannister roared its defiance. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If the lion catches a child between the bases, he joins the lions team. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A lion had been hungry enough to approach the group as they slept. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as if some of the dragon and lion had stayed with him when he’d turned back to human. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I can kill a lion on flat land and on high land. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The spearpoint grazed the cheek of the lion’s head he wore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her hull was black and gold, her figurehead a lion with an upraised paw. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But some watch us, the way starving foxes might watch a lion—hungry for what we have. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Lyra’s uncle moved across to the fire and stretched his arms high above his head, yawning like a lion. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There he befriended any number and species of animals: dogs, white mice, eagles, lions, boa constrictors, wolves. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Cohollo was leading a packhorse behind him, with the carcass of a great white lion slung across its back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The sound I heard on the hill near Trebon was not a lion’s roar, but I felt it in my chest the same way. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z All this was of some interest to me, for I was hiking in about the same spot as that initial mountain lion sighting. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was like imperial Rome, like the Christians and the lions, violent, visceral, exciting, crazy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “That mountain lion had as much right to his life as that sour old biddy does to hers,” he said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Two days before she would arrive in London, Jule was on foot, trudging up a San Francisco hill with a heavy statue of a lion in her backpack. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We were more concerned about lions than guns then, because someone had seen a lion. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “What happens if an ant bites a lion on the toe?” said Eye. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Instead he leaps like a lion, they collide. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t go into the forest alone. It’s not just that criminal. Sometimes there are mountain lions in the area.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The lions stared at it, not believing their luck, and pounced. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "I am the only lion you met in all your journeyings. Do you know why I tore you?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z You know—lions and tigers and dinosaurs and stuff. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You killed my mother, who had a lion’s heart, and my sister, who laughed like the rain, and my father, who captured truth with a few strokes of a pen. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She moved with a feline, predatory grace, and I understood why the lion was her sacred animal: It was all about languid power. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A million years from now, Leo will look still less like a lion than it does today. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion’s eyes got wide and it gagged like a cat with a hairball. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw the lion roar—inside its maw, a pink tongue and throat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Instead of returning my smile, Lissa gasped and stepped backward, almost falling over the lion bench. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The merman came around with his trident, now the mermaid, now the lion, and then the unicorn drifted into sight, even slower now. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z We would sit around late at night and make up stories about the pictures in the sky: lions, dogs, bears, hunterfolk. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Octavian stood in front with a knife and a Beanie Baby lion, just in case anyone needed to consult the god of cutesy collectibles. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I swung out, holding to the lion’s mouth with one hand, legs dangling high above the ground and the guards below. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “When someone wants to kill you, you’re brave as a lion — and then when someone mentions dancing . . .” He shook his head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We were coming up on the main public library, with the big marble lions flanking the steps. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Animals took shape: yellow giraffes, blue lions, pink antelopes, lilac panthers cavorting in crystal substance. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z This was not because the other animals liked the lion; it was because they were all afraid of him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Her mattress had been shredded as if a lion had attacked it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Old Dan, stunned for an instant from the impact of the lion’s body, fought his way from the treetop. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Joffrey was prominent among them, his raiment all crimson, silk and satin patterned with prancing stags and roaring lions, a gold crown on his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After Governor Baldwin watched the lion perform, he was taken to Main Street and fed 25 pounds of raw meat in front of the Cross Keys Theater. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z This enabled the ecosystem to develop checks and balances that prevent lions and sharks from wreaking too much havoc. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In grocery stores, he carefully pocketed canned ravioli, which they split five ways, Zalmai getting the lion’s share. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Clegane's point was turned harmlessly against the golden shield with the lion blazon, while his own hit square. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her father’s totem—and therefore hers—was shumba, the lion, or so Grandmother believed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Father led us to the lions and leopards. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Barely 200 yards away were the two lions. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Sea lion brays carried from Pier 39 as Emily and James walked up to their building after school. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It bounced off the lion’s side, but that was enough to get the monster’s attention. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He knew the birds by their songs, and how a mountain lion’s spoor looked different from that of a deer. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I turned to stare at the statue in the middle of the lawn, a black lion standing on its hind legs, tail curved upward, chest puffed out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The pugmarks of a lion preceded him like flowers printed in the dust. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She had leaned over, thrust her hand in the cage and waved the end of her sari in the lion’s face, with what intent we never figured out. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But the other just laughed and ate more of the lion’s food. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “We don’t want to get into any trouble. Let’s go see the lions over there instead.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As late as 1890, New York State paid bounties on 107 mountain lions, but within a decade they were virtually all gone. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Her flustered explanation to Father was, “Whoever heard of a lion eating a cotton sari? I thought lions were carnivores.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When she arrived at the statues, he took out a jar of red paint and began to splash it upon the eyes of the lions. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "And if he isn't a lion why do you call him a lion?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z "If my husband was a lion,” she said to her brother, "then what are my two sons?” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The hare stayed put, and when his hosts had gone he slipped out of the lion skin to play with the baboon children. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The lion licked the last of the hamburger meat off his lips and looked at me hopefully. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Jordan, a Tibetan spaniel, looks like a small, brown lion. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z When an Atuot person died, he came back to Earth as a lion, with a great hunger for the human flesh he once had. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But with his laugh, both adult lions shook themselves from their platforms. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z But at night when the pigeons slept on the roofs and the people lay in their hotel beds, the square belonged to the horses and the winged lion that stood among the stars. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The lion jumped onto the aircraft, and the cords holding the plane began to groan. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He circled Washington and Lincoln, lions and tigers and bears, but no Roza. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Podrik Payne handed up helm and shield, heavy oak emblazoned with a golden hand on red, surrounded by small golden lions. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Our neighbors are equally terrified of Mobutu’s soldiers and their opposition, the Simbas, whose reputation is stalking northern Congo like a lion itself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked around constantly: Every movement in the grass was a lion stalking, every stillness a lion waiting to spring. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When he heard these words, the lion roared again— a louder roar than the hare had ever heard. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z If you blended together a kid, a Doberman pinscher, and a sea lion, you’d get something like what I was looking at. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Victor wedged the photograph under the winged lion. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “No,” I said, “I wasn’t scared of staying in the cave, but I heard a mountain lion scream and it scared me half to death.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As they pushed on, they encountered a strange universe of unknown creatures that included a 450-pound, six-foot kangaroo, and a marsupial lion, as massive as a modern tiger, that was the continent’s largest predator. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The manticore threw off his coat and transformed into his true self, his lion claws extended and his spiky tail bristling with poison barbs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He missed the lion—and lucky for the rest of us, he missed us, too. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lorraine and I want to know if you’d like to go to the zoo this afternoon. We thought we could meet you around one o’clock near the entrance. You know, right by the sea lions?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I visited the gorillas, Ruth the elephant, the zebras and flamingos, and finally, when I was tired of walking, I stopped by the lions. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The faces reminded Piper of gorgons, except they had lions’ manes instead of snakes for hair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was caught by a lion, crushed across the chest in the animal’s great jaws, and saved in the instant by a lucky shot from a friend. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This lion was huge, the color of sand in the late afternoon. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z In the Dinka language, the Atuot were called “the people of the lion.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There are no ticks, so you don’t have to worry about the health of the cattle, but the area is known for its fierce lions. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z And he loved us so much that he sent us to the pit, to be devoured by lions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the breast of his tunic, the lion of his House was embroidered in gold thread, roaring its defiance. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Yes. Hannah walked back to the ship with me, and somehow I felt bold as a lion. 1 didn’t even mind the thrashing that was waiting for me.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I had escaped a worse than lion’s jaws. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z When the two had finally fought their way through the labyrinth of brambles and reached the clearing beyond, they found nothing but a small stone lion, almost hidden beneath the fallen autumn leaves. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth said, “But what—” He patted her reassuringly on the shoulder and led her over to the Safari Deluxe model with teakwood lions carved into the frame and a leopard-patterned comforter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The hare looked carefully at the lion, knowing that what he was about to say was dangerous for him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Instead of drivelling away about knots and vacuum cleaners and lions, and making me miserable for weeks and weeks.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The warriors reasoned that the lion had eaten too much to run fast and that the muddy ground would slow him up. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z They were neither mammoth slaughterhouses nor places to shelter from rain or hide from lions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Rearing up on his hind legs, he met the lion in the air. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On Facebook, he posted a picture Ifemelu had taken of him standing on the verandah with Ranyinudo’s cousins, and he captioned it: No lions yet to eat me, folks. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “The lion in King’s Landing is a cub, and the Iron Throne has been known to cut grown men to ribbons.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You’ll never find your way back to Johannesburg. You’d get lost in the jungle and the lions would eat you. Don’t you know the Kruger Game Reserve is just over that hill?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion stirred slightly as we drew closer. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Dany would make a poor meal for a wolf or lion, but even a poor meal was better than none. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Eventually, we began to get used to the darkness, but it was still difficult to tell a lion from a cow. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z He jumped onto the platform, pushed the mini Barbarossa aside so that he nearly fell over, and bent over the lion. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z "I am only a little lion, child, and I vow, I shall not savage you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Crimson cloaks draped their shoulders and steel lions crested their helms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Frogs and fish and lizard- lions, and all manner of birds." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Well, actually, a lot. I’m Piper. This is Jason. We—” “Where’s your lion skin?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "The roses support the lion, as the might of Highgarden supports the realm," proclaimed Joffrey. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was called “the little lion of Federalism” because he was, in truth, little. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He was the lion tamer, only he’d been raised by the lion—he couldn’t love the beast any less despite knowing what it was capable of. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The lions in the Atuot region were said to be the fiercest in the world. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Guyard the Green, who fancied himself a singer, diddled a harp and gave them a verse about tying lions' tails in knots, parts of which rhymed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The hunters took the lion’s body and cut off the tail, paws, and mane. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Although it did not have lion statues guarding the front door, it was close to my dream castle. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But as soon as it did so there came two more lions' roars, immediately after one another, one on the right and the other on the left, and the horses began drawing nearer together. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z They ran at the lions and threw sticks to drive them from their kill. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Jule hefted the bag that held the lion statue from the Asian Art Museum. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He thought her unnatural; she looked at him as a man might look, without timidity or fear, and her voice could be very loud and as angry as a lion’s roar. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I read her the story of a lion and a mouse. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then, to his utter astonishment, the lion, still on its hind legs, checked itself suddenly, turned head over heels, picked itself up, and rushed away. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The anger made him lightheaded, but he did not talk about this other dimension of their perversion which, like the hunting of the mountain lion, was their idea of “sport” and fun. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Steven had been reading an article about some new animals being added to the Brookfield Zoo, and now he was arguing with Alan about which was more dangerous: a lion or a black rhinoceros. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I meant for her to meet me by the lions, but she wasn’t there when I arrived. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The lab report came back that it was indeed the scat of Felis concolor, the eastern mountain lion, also variously and respectfully known as the panther, cougar, puma, and, especially in New England, catamount. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I wish he’d sleep and I could sleep and dream about the lions, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Wounded though he was, he wanted to make sure there were no more lions around. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That means they can fight lions, go to war, and have all of the privileges of adulthood except marriage, which Dinka men traditionally put off until they are about age thirty. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sphinx, half human, half lion, was constructed more than 5,500 years ago. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The first was to kill the lion of Nemea, a beast no weapons could wound. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The lions stood up and looked at me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The lion had stopped eating and was now looking at us. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z But the most important information that needed to be conveyed was about humans, not about lions and bison. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bring the grey linen gown with the pearls on the bodice. Oh, and my white lion’s pelt.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Like a lion tamer she tamed twisting vines and nurtured bristling cacti. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His mouth was set in a grim line, and his eyes were steady: lion’s eyes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "Why, he rushed at a lion to save me." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Down below, a bunch of sea lions were sunning themselves on the rocks. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z You can tell by the expressions on their faces that the sea lions are saying things like “Don’t dump the fish in!” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He came up the steps to explain in his formal French that the tracks of a large lion, a solitary hunting male, had been spotted on the path from the river. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “What happens when we go over there? Black is black! White is white! The sheep lie not with the lion! The sheep knows his own! His own kind!” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And me saying that was like taking a heavy cat, a lion, off my back—digging the claws out—and shoving it along with the other cat right back in Darryl's mouth. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The bed sat on four squat lion’s paws, as if the weight of it had crushed the lion underneath. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whatever. They wouldn’t let lions eat you. Don’t think you won’t miss them when you’ve gone off to bigger and better things. Part of you will miss this life.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “It’s a clever joke. Your Baba Haji made it from a common phrase. It says, ‘The thing that turns a lion into a little fox is need.’ Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I tried not to get too excited, but I ended up running all the way down the hill to the lion’s cage. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge stuffed lion sits in a corner. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z At the far end of the plaza, a stone archway carved with lions led into a narrow street. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Grandmother said that if a lion or a leopard tasted someone’s tears, it would never be satisfied until it got the whole person. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “YES!” burst out the small lion cub, wriggling free of his mother’s paw. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I knew the lion was going to pounce. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Are you sure? That lion skin . . . that’s really helpful. Hercules used it!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z All cats, for example, from the smallest house kitten to the most ferocious lion, share a common feline ancestor who lived about 25 million years ago. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They were flanked by three incense burners whose basins were surmounted by animals nearly alive in their detail—roaring lion, fierce dragon, wise tortoise. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The lions and ugallus reached the tell long before the chariot and its occupants did. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “A visit to the lion’s den, I see.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His long, red body sailed in between the outspread paws of the lion. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But by the time I wake up in the morning, the lions are always silent, and so am I. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, all the lions seemed to be grinning at him as if he were a secret joke they were watching. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Mark would’ve guessed the man could be caged with a dozen hungry lions and he’d still only have a smirk on his face as he decided which one to kill first. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “You hot, big boy?” he asked the lion, then splashed the rest of the bucket right in the lion’s face. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But he was standing there watching us anyway, and I flushed red to think he might have seen me feeding the ant lions. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1804, the Lions Bible had sons coming forth from lions instead of loins, and in the Murderers’ Bible of 1801, the complainers in Jude 16 did not murmur, they murdered. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my hand in one’s mouth and say, “Ford, help! The lion is eating me!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “We live 3 hours from the ocean. I’ve never even seen a sea lion.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “The lion roars, but the ant scurries into a hole. The lion can’t find it. He’s too big.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The lion had turned his head to stare at her with huge golden eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lion seemed to know better than to open its mouth too much. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The lions and tigers in heated cages, the bears asleep, the snakes coiled tightly underground. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Kino watched with the detachment of God while a dusty ant frantically tried to escape the sand trap an ant lion had dug for him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Their headmaster came and took them to the lion’s cage. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It told our forebears whether to run when they saw a lion or perk up at the sound of a bird that might be food. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She stares levelly out at the viewer with her yellow lion’s eyes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The lion growled and clawed the air, but it retreated as if the shield were a blazing fire. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Mermaids, lions, castles, and palm trees swirled with mist when Matt looked inside. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Grover played a frantic, horrible tune, and the lion turned toward him, but Thalia stepped into its path, holding up Aegis, and the lion recoiled. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was a grunt, deeper than a lion’s roar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He lowered his gaze to my face like a lion stooping to smell a daisy. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A backward question mark formed the lion’s head and chest, and a triangle to the left represented the lion’s haunches. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The demon spun around as Sargon, now a giant winged lion, swooped down on it, burying his claws into its back and fangs into its neck. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Willie the Wildkit looks approximately like a mountain lion, though, and while I am admittedly not an expert in zoology, I'm reasonably sure that mountain lions do not, in fact, respect everyone. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Such a man might stare into the eyes of a lion that was about to devour him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Just try to imagine how difficult it would have been to create states, or churches, or legal systems if we could speak only about things that really exist, such as rivers, trees and lions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A fire was burning in a hearth shaped like the gaping mouth of a lion. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z What I wanted was jungles and lions and elephants and tall coconut palms swaying on silvery beaches, and Egypt had none of that. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Right then we heard a cow making a rasping, guttural sound, and we knew that the lion had her by the throat. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, when he had eaten enough, he sauntered over to another part of the lion’s house and found a large knife. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z And it is famous for its wildlife, especially its beautiful black-maned lions. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It said Potter for President, and Dean, who was good at drawing, had done a large Gryffindor lion underneath. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Atop the Red Keep's battlements streamed the boy king's banners: the crowned stag of Baratheon on its gold field, the lion of Lannister on crimson. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At the zoo the adult lions and tigers ate on average ten pounds of meat a day. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In the gate and down the hill, I knew the lions were pacing in their cages. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps once they had been lions, but now they were twisted and grotesque. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We’d gone to the zoo a few days before, seen Marjan the lion, and I had hurled a pebble at the bear when no one was watching. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Why are the lions the main thing that is left? The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait, little lions. I have to greet my other child, too.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Through the glass, I make out the shapes of three sea lions doing laps around the rocks, their flippers stretched out and noses pointed forward. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z By all the winged lions in Venice, Victor thought, now he's got honey literally dripping from his mouth, the little flatterer. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “The gods made you a dwarf. Must you be a fool as well? You were bom a lion, not a monkey.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The next twenty questions covered things like lions in the jungle, gravity in space, authors of famous books, and math. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The guards started coughing; The manticore shot spines in our direction, but they ricocheted off my lion’s coat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Because Nhamo’s totem was the lion, she wasn’t permitted to eat one. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved driving up to his house because his front door was guarded by gigantic lion sculptures—exactly like the ones I had fantasized would protect me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The dog stood up and growled like a lion, stiff- standing hackles, stiff muscles, teeth uncovered as he lashed up his fury for the charge. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Inside, I walk lightly on the pink marble, say hello to the lions, as silent as stones. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z So there were only three experienced warriors who could fight a lion, plus the one elder who had come down with me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a businessman, pronounced ztfynessman in his case, a hardworking, earthbound professional, more concerned with inbreeding among the lions than any overarching moral or existential scheme. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z At the same time he tapped the green button and the Berg lurched off the ground, the sound of thrusters filling the air like the roar of angry lions. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But without real weapons — without a pistol, a man-eating lion, and a vial of bubonic plague — I had zero chance of competing directly with Rowdy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Sea lion brays carried from Pier 39 as Emily and James walked up to their building after school. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Ford climbs up, puts his hand in the lion’s mouth and says, “Is eating me too!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The Manticore has a lion’s body, a man’s face, and a tail with a venomous snake’s head at the end of it. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, when hiking with his family, Rowan had gone off on his own and had encountered a mountain lion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Scipio and the others were already standing by the lion fountain at the side entrance of the Basilica, waiting for them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the screen glowed in bright, wide Technicolor, the lion roared, and the title of the excess flashed on the screen before his miraculous blue and yellow eyes. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the lion on the poster and the glittering costumes that made everybody look beautiful. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The baboons were frightened when they saw what they thought was the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It was in fact not very like the lion's roars he had heard on the night when they met Hwin and Aravis, and was really the cry of a jackal. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The shields had been painted red-and-gold, though the Lannister lions were lumpy and misshapen, and already well scarred by die first boys to take a tilt at them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The silver moon cast a frosted glow upon the rough stone wall and guardian lion statues. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Had the lion been a real lion, of course, that would have been the end of that baboon, but it was really only a hare, and a frightened hare at that. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I could’ve sworn it was a lion, except that Hons don’t live wild in America, and this thing was the size of a Hummer. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They saw the lion—its body the size of a cow—drag his grandmother into the thorny trees, then toss her body into the bush like a mouse. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “The lions are hungry. Two days since they ate. I was told not to feed them, and I haven’t. The queen should pay for meat.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The girl nipped nimbly round the lions at the base of the monument and joined in the rush. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At the pitiful bawl of Old Dan, Little Ann, throwing caution to the wind, ran in and sank her teeth in the lion’s tough neck. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They sped by a pack of sea lions lounging on the docks, and she swore she saw an old homeless guy sitting among them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was true that there was no animal stronger than the lion, with the exception, perhaps, of the elephant. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Throw him in the dungeon with some man-eating lions or something! The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I showed her the gold lion ring Ishtar had given me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When we busted into the circle it waren’t neither a dead body nor a lion. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The lion saved the mouse, and as the story continued, the mouse saved the lion in return. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It reared up on its hind legs, whinnying and snorting, and one sharp, unshod hoof connected with the lion's shoulder, causing the lion to howl like a huge, scalded cat, and to spring backwards. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z "We must have shaken off the other lion," he thought. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z A rhinoceros, elephant, panthers, wolves, lions, bears, tigers, monkeys, and dozens of other animals were out of their cages. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “To show how much ...” “Or lions with being glad to see me . . .” She was getting more and more exasperated. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time they found the lions, two had run off, but three remained in the thick grass and brush. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The cows smelled the lion at the southern end and stampeded to the north—toward the other waiting lion. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion followed for about three hundred feet, then stood and watched as we climbed up into the open. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Wait! Wait!” shouted Rita, but the man and boy were off as though a pride of lions were after them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She wouldn't walk right next to me when we left the sea lions, but she didn't walk too far away. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z There was nothing they could do except pray that they would meet this lion again. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z And who after all is the more amazing, the lion or the tamer? Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Julia sat down at her table, and I sat down beside her and watched as she devoured the cheeseburger like a lion eating a zebra. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She is a lion who cares for no one but herself. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She gasped for breath and clung to Masvita as though she were trying to keep her from being dragged off by lions. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I slammed the bonnet shut, leaned in the driver’s door and yanked the choke on, and the engine roared into life like a zooful of happy lions. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It too sat on carved lion’s legs and was surrounded by four chairs. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the lion in Africa, the jaguar is the king of the South American jungle, and the American Museum of Natural History wanted one for its collection. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z When the same group heard a recording of the second call, the lion warning, they quickly scrambled up a tree. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The lions and other ugallus gathered around us, sniffing and growling softly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Their eyes light up, and I’m suddenly a steak thrown into a den of hungry lions. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The lions saw the spear and ran off into the bush, leaving the two frightened boys in the cage. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Mamma says Papa’s hair looks like a lion’s sometimes,” said Bill. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Like Daniel she enters the lions’ den, but lacking Daniel’s pure and unblemished soul, Ada is spiced with the flavors of vice that make for a tasty meal. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. The weakness of needing something. Now the lion must beg for it. He is no king if he needs anything.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The lion regarded us both, trying to decide which of us to kill first. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They were no Swiss clocks, but the lions could be counted upon to roar their heads off between five- thirty and six every morning. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Hoping she didn’t know I was near, I perched on the edge of the lion bench. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “No lions,” he said when the man trotted over, whip in hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were eagles up there people said and mountain lions maybe. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His rage lends him a lion’s strength, and for a second he is every inch our mother, honey hair glowing, eyes blazing, mouth twisted in a feral snarl. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She would as soon have touched a lion. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z On Leo’s right, the suit of armor with a lion’s head helmet creaked its wiry neck and regarded Hazel and Frank, who were still lying unconscious. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "So the wolfling is leaving his den to play among the lions," he said in a voice of quiet satisfaction. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He probably paid more for the plaster lions flanking his front door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z By the end of that hot July, the dry hills of California were the tawny brown of a lion cub that had been rolling in dust. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Huge herds of reindeer and other large herbivores roamed the plains and valleys, preyed upon by the ferocious ancestors of today’s lions and tigers, as well as by our own ancestors. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “You just lack perspective. The predator is always a monster to the prey. To the gazelle the lion is a demon. To a mouse, the eagle is evil incarnate.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes in her drawings, Julia gives Bob wings or a lion’s mane. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Listen, Relia, don’t get upset. The show’s hardly started yet. There’ll be lots of worse things than a few camels getting chewed up. Wait till the lions come on!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “You can start with Rex,” says August, pointing at the lions, which are also pacing. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Last year, a kid named Dillon said I look like a lion, which was fine with me, since I love those big cats. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z One day five lions sneaked into the pastures near Paguith, my first village. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Suspended from the ceiling were cages of live animals—a lion, several zebras, a whole pack of hyenas, and even an eight-headed hydra. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She felt as though she were a lion uncurling from a long nap, and she wanted to flex her claws. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like the story of the mouse pulling a thorn from the paw of the lion. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They huddled out the night together, until Helen’s hair had straightened like Theresa’s; Janis’s likewise was turning into a lion’s mane. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The General and Arm glared at each other like a pair of lions standing over the same antelope, but they kept quiet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, instead of getting angry, the lions wandered away. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z When I was small he brought me toys, barrel hoops and blocks and a carved wooden lion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was the scream of a mountain lion. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The analogy my mom used was that there were now two male lions in the house. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The lion kills the baboon; the baboon kills fat grasshoppers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, suppose you observe a pride of lions take down and devour a giraffe. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As the trail curves we catch sight of a gigantic lion made of pure gold atop a small hill. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z "But not lions, it would seem. Nor manticores." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For me, this was another version of the lions and cheetahs feeling sometimes very close by. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The way I feel as Agent Fiona approaches me is how gazelles must feel when a lion shows up. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z All his friends, woken up by this cry, leapt to their feet and ran towards the fence of tree trunks, beating drums and shouting threats at the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Once he was out of his skin, the lion was just a weak jelly, with no claws and no teeth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Each individual had to understand how to make a stone knife, how to mend a torn cloak, how to lay a rabbit trap, and how to face avalanches, snakebites or hungry lions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Concrete lions stood on either side of what must have once been the grand entrance, and a crumbling concrete wall ran along its sides. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He was wearing a padded crimson doublet patterned with lions and a cloth-of-gold cape with a high collar that framed his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Of whatever food I caught, Richard Parker took the lion’s share, so to speak. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z My brother and some other Dinka boys saw what happened and tried to chase the lions away. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa displaying his handmade bow and arrow, once used to kill lions and wildebeest. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I wonder about its size and tenderness, whether the lion was greatly disappointed, and whether the bushbuck loved its life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When the mountain lion stopped in front of him, it was not hesitation, but a chance for the moonlight to catch up with him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z And that is the sign of a lion. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Edward stayed tensed like a lion in front of me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then an owl hooted softly, a field mouse screamed, a rabbit thumped, a dog-fox barked his deep, single lion’s cough, and a bat twittered above their heads. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Powder monkeys had to be small and fast like real monkeys—and as brave as lions. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z It is interesting to note that the lion that is the most amenable to the circus trainer’s tricks is the one with the lowest social standing in the pride, the omega animal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There were burrs and leaves in the lion's mane. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he looked up and saw a lion’s head framed in the entrance of the tent. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Barbarossa looked at him with disdain, but he did waddle over to the lion. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z "I hope it's not more lions," thought Shasta. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z They could now scare away lions, warm themselves during cold nights, and burn down the occasional forest. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat down on the lion bench together. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z They got out and walked toward the temple, posing first for pictures by the pair of lions that flanked the steps. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She kept standing there while the sea lions were getting fed and I stood right behind her. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z A younger man stood beside him in a mangy cape made from a lion’s skin, his face framed by the big cat’s mouth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And as the male lion finished, he lifted his paw, to reveal a flattened line of red thread. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z According to her youngest grandson, Elizebeth still had “a voice like a lion.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “More like the lion, or so they tell me,” he said lightly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The thing that made me stop going to the zoo a few years ago was the way one attendant fed the sea lions. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z To amuse Ruth May I’d told her they looked like lions with six legs and were huge, as big as her left hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This was every bit as exciting as a lion kill without posing any danger to her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He had seen the marks of the little girl who drags her right foot, and the lion tracks, very fresh, covering over her footprints. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The mangy old lion has crept back into his den and is huddled in the corner, quivering. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Yes, Mom,” I explained, “but the lion is a Christ figure. Technically, he is Jesus. It’s a story to explain Jesus.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He looks a little fidgety and keeps opening his mouth extra-wide, as if he’s stretching out his jaw or yawning like a lion, only he doesn’t look tired at all. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z You just rub it and say, Here, little God, you better watch out for me or you’ll get eat up by the lion right along with me! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My alarm clock during my childhood was a pride of lions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The lion bounded straight into the house and was quickly followed to the front door by the hare. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He had opened his city to the lions at the gate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Many hunters fear buffalo more than lions or elephants. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Just above him there was a lion being attacked by a giant eagle made of gold. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Welcome to the quietest place we know,” Dad whispered, and lifted me up to touch the lion. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He moved suddenly, with speed which was effortless and floating like a mountain lion. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Xiao Mao,” the deep, male voice of the other lion boomed in the air. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They would say that they had heard a roaring sound, like the sound of a hungry lion, and that he must have been eaten up by this lion, as can sometimes happen. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He even starts to teach me how to stall the ball on my shoulder blades and on my forehead, too, like a sea lion doing tricks at the aquarium. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He looked back at the way he had come: the snowflakes were swirling in tall chimneys of wind, filling his tracks like pollen sprinkled in the mountain lion’s footprints. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was the most powerful lion that the woman had ever seen, and she wailed in fright at the sight of his great shoulders and the shock of golden mane that framed his face. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The lion stood his ground until he saw so many men coming down, warriors in red clothes. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Something had come between Adah and me for the worse, since the day she was supposed to have been followed by that lion, which the whole village was still talking about. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The hare ignored the lion’s shouts and just laughed in reply. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Already Volkheimer’s eyes have come alive, a lion who has caught the scent. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was extremely easy to avoid eating lions, so Nhamo never worried about it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We had never actually seen the ant lions themselves, only their wicked handiwork. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Q^uickly he went to the back of the lion and laid out his great tail on the floor. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z No stone lions for me, she thought, no oleanders; I have broken the spell of Hill House and somehow come inside. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Phineas sat behind the table in a heavily carved black walnut chair; the arms ended in two lions’ heads, and the legs ended in paws gripping wheels now sunk in the snow. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z We are not free to be a family the way he wants, with him a lion in our lives. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Salva woke often to the sound of roars in the distance and sometimes to the death-squeal of an animal under a lion’s claws. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion prowled around us, screaming and growling; first on the right, and then on the left, and above and below. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They say a lion can figure out who will be the first person to spear it. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Hyenas and lions dug up the graves at night to gnaw on the bodies. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time he was eighteen he was full-grown and he killed, alone by himself, a great lion which lived in the woods of Cithaeron, the Thespian lion. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And he told about the heat and thirst of their desert journey and how they were almost at their goal when another lion chased them and wounded Aravis. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z It was almost fascinating, like watching the part of a wildlife documentary when the gazelle realizes it’s being stalked by a lion. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The lion went into the back room of the house and lay down on the cold stone floor. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The lion watched him suspiciously and tried to swipe at him with his claws, but he could barely move now, and it was easy for the hare to get round him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Bernard’s laughter is so loud, it’s like a lion’s roar. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I especially admired his description of Daniel in the lions’ den. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They were sitting on the terrace, Miss Lilian in a lawn chair and Mother on the lion bench, shelling peas into a bowl. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Charon’s growl changed into something more like a lion’s purr. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The garments the sisters took from them were decorated with black hearts, grey lions, dead flowers, and pale ghostly stags. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His brown leather sandals looked new and he carried a staff with carvings of birds, canoes, all sorts of animals, and a lion’s head on the handie. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then, keeping its distance, the lion circled the wary unicorn, its golden eyes at all times fixed upon the sharp horn that was always turned toward it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The women thought Pentheus a wild beast, a mountain lion, and they rushed to destroy him, his mother first. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks to your help. Without the lion's wing it would have been just a merry-go-round, but now...” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I imagined so hard, I could almost hear the lions roar. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh lion,” he said, "I know that you are a mighty beast. I know that all the animals in the bush are frightened of you.” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z First to the size of a Doberman, then to a lion. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The circus lions don’t care to know that their leader is a weakling human; the fiction guarantees their social well-being and staves off violent anarchy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He laughed and said it would have been as foolish as attempting to fight a pride of angry lions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Quite often, especially in the crater, they actually lose their kills to scavenging lions. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He had felt as safe as a king in the center of his realm, protected by lions and dragons—and by the water all around them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Grace was pretty sure that instead of a lion, she was the equivalent of a mewling kitten. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I imagined the lion’s eyes on me like the eyes of an evil man, and felt my own flesh being eaten. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The arms were divided down the middle; on one side was the crowned stag of the royal House, on the other the lion of Lannister. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Of course. I figured he’d find that marble, so I had to dump the others. I sure hated to, though. I won most of them in a game with a lion tamer.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The stone lions that flanked either side of the gates were wearing wigs and beards of snow, and they grinned as the horse passed through. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She wondered if they might be the Pier 39 sea lions she’d read about. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They were firing arrows, one after another, all shattering harmlessly against the lion’s metallic fur. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z If a lion tried to enter we would light newspapers and wave them in its face. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z In his desperate attempt to find a foothold, Barbarossa pushed his feet against the lion’s wings. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose it is,” the lion said, looking at the string. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They were light; they were molten, changing gold—Chinese lion dancers, African lion dancers in midstep. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They do also feed on the remains of lions’ kills, but they do not always wait patiently until the lion has finished. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I imagine him getting hit by cars, washed away by rogue waves, attacked by mountain lions. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The lion swiped the capsule and tipped it on its side, spilling the Hunters off the back. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z If the lion was between the tent and the car, we knew it was very close indeed. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Whatever it was, it excreted like a mountain lion. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The lion then chases its attacker, who runs for his life. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion saw all these excited men, and although he was strong and brave, he decided to run away before they could throw spears into his hide. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Once the lion was safely inside, the hare bolted the front door and waited outside. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Salva, we will soon be out of lion country. Everything will be all right.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “And why didn’t it hurt me? I mean, not that I’m complaining. Who are you? And whoa, what is that you’re wearing? Is that made of lion fur?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Just leave him where he is and let’s go get the lion hounds before it gets dark.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He loved reading about forests and jungles, intensely studying the sketches and detailed information about wildlife—monkeys, vampire bats, lions, cheetahs, and bears, to name a few. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Humbly those wolves and lions with mighty paws fawned on our men—who met their yellow eyes and feared them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The sunlight glinted off the engraved images of the king and his lion. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Then again, she looks a little like a lion. We could call her Elsa.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z With this information, the members of her band can put their heads together and discuss whether they should approach the river, chase away the lion and hunt the bison. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Arya could see its colors more clearly now in the light of die burning town: a golden lion on red. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But there are certainly good reasons to believe that if Homo sapiens had never gone Down Under, it would still be home to marsupial lions, diprotodons and giant kangaroos. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z For the vision he saw through that doorway was not of some peaceable kingdom where lions and lambs dozed together in sunlit meadows, but of a hellish landscape befouled by miscegenation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a butchered lion head bleeding somewhere in there. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Shasta now gave himself up for lost and began to wonder whether lions killed you quickly or played with you as a cat plays with a mouse and how much it would hurt. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “Of course not. What day and age do you think we’re living in? No one’s throwing us to the lions anymore. She’s from Colombia.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Then we raced the turtles across one of the large stones that made up the lion’s den. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion stared down at the small creature in front of him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Magic lions are sent to kill delinquent debtors, and snakes the size of tractors can lie in wait for you in your fields. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z A heavy woolen cloak, dyed crimson, was clasped at one shoulder with a golden brooch in the shape of a lion’s head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lion was a bit unwilling to help such a small creature, but when he saw that the others were happy to do so, he grudgingly agreed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z We’d go to the zoo to see Marjan the lion, and maybe Baba wouldn’t yawn and steal looks at his wristwatch all the time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In her right hand she held a glittering ball of thread—Ariadne’s string—but she popped it into a lion’s mouth at her waist and drew her curved swords. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Taking a large stick, the head baboon went up to the sleeping lion and hit him firmly on the nose. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The arms were divided down the middle; on one side was the crowned stag of the royal House, on the other the lion of Lannister. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As more and more children become “lions,” it gets harder and harder for the remaining children to avoid getting captured. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even the night she die, she fight like a lion.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In the trade, dogs are sometimes used as foster mothers for lion cubs. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m going to tell you the lion story. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z You probably think of hyenas as skulking, cowardly scavengers, waiting for scraps left by the lions. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He had hunted leopard and lion with his father, and he had already shot his first charging Cape buffalo while his father stood beside him to make the back-up shot in case he missed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And right when the lion’s mouth bit down on the Adah that turned into a bushbuck, the real Adah disappeared from there and turned up okay on our porch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So it is every warrior’s dream to kill a lion at one point or another. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z He holds me fiercely, like a little lion cub, so tightly that I have to loosen his grip. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They would have gone after the lions right then, but night had begun to fall and they had to suspend their pursuit. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The light which dashed on the ceiling steadied, and imitated rabbits rather than lions, and donkeys instead of ghouls. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A lion’s paw rips up my throat, still I scream I hate everyone!!!! Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She did not look into my eyes, did not see the lion inside. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Hie pommel was a ruby cut in the shape of a heart, set between a lion's jaws. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Each of the last three lice seemed more and more painful to the lion, and he howled more loudly each time the hare drove another nail into the floor. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Boy and horse alike wore gilded mail and enameled crimson plate, with matching golden lions on their heads. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z No less than four standard- bearers went before them, carrying huge crimson banners emblazoned with the golden lion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The stakes were huge: Whoever won ten games first would capture the lion’s share of the prize money and secure the “championship.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The lion clambered off the prone body of the unicorn and began to pad, silently, about the clearing, its head raised high. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Sure, when it gets wet, you kind of resemble a droopy sea lion, but at least it isn’t pink and lime green like Linda’s swimsuit is. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The female lion walked away, but the male stayed. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to the Cognitive Revolution, Homo sapiens acquired the ability to say, ‘The lion is the guardian spirit of our tribe.’ Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The belt buckle had the head of a lion on it and it was my favorite. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I put the matchbox with the lion picture on it, and the magic burned bones inside, I put it under my pillow. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the gazelle runs from the lion, I ran. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Humans now had a dependable source of light and warmth, and a deadly weapon against prowling lions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion was so astonished at the hare’s cheek that at first he did nothing. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Two lions made of stone stood on guard, one at either side. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Then he reached out both trembling hands and placed the crown upon the lion's head. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z After a while, two lions walked up to the cage and began to sniff at it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The antelope and the lion burst out of their cages and went off together into the streets. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The king was clad in a gilded breastplate with a roaring lion engraved upon its chest, as if he expected the war to engulf them at any moment. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They have grumbling lions with gleaming teeth and a snaking line of elephants, each clutching the limp tail in front of her. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z It was a girl older than she was, by three or four years, perhaps; and she had hair of a color Ama had never seen before—a tawny fairness like a lion’s. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z No moon gates or fan windows or stone lions. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She also may have felt that William was entitled to the lion’s share of the credit. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z People seem to think that if Jesus could stop a lion from gobbling up a poor lame girl, he must be staying awake pretty good for the Christians—ha! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She got up and carefully handed a heavy parcel to Prosper: the lion wing, wrapped in a blanket and tied cup with a leather strap. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When he was ready, he took out another long nail and quickly hammered it through the lion’s tail. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It was a lion, but it looked little enough like the lion Tristran had seen at a fair in the next village, which had been a mangy, toothless, rheumy thing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I lie when I say that there is a lion near the river when I know perfectly well that there is no lion there. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why would it concern us? It is completely our concern!” the male lion said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “The dwarfs have wooden swords. Wooden armor. How do you expect them to fight lions?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The wounds on its dappled flanks, which had blossomed like red flowers under the lion's claws the day before, were now dried to brown and scabbed over. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z From somewhere above him now, he could hear animal sounds: an occasional lion roar, the yelp of the cheetah. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Octavian announced, as if he’d killed a lion with his bare hands rather than ripping up a stuffed panda pillow. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He grew larger until he was in his true form—his face still human, but his body that of a huge lion. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But then a quarter of a billion people, a whole subcontinent, rallied behind Gandhi—and they twisted the British lion’s tail! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Ida was in the dark room, developing the photos she had taken of the city's stone lions. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He fastened about the throat of each a chain of roses wrought in soft yellow gold, from which hung a golden disc with the lion of Lannister picked out in rubies. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They logged the trees, they killed the deer, bear, and mountain lions, they built their fences high; but the mountain was far greater than any or all of these things. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The stone steps trembled as he stomped toward his smaller kin, and Grawp’s lopsided mouth fell open, showing yellow, half-brick-sized teeth; and then they launched themselves at each other with the savagery of lions. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I was nervous, because even then, JT was something of a golden boy, the alpha lion of the pack. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z From these emerge her children — strange, bristled larvae called aphis lions, which live by preying on aphids, scales, or mites, which they capture and suck dry of fluid. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “You can fight like a lion. Or you can go as easy as lifting a hair from a cup of milk. The nothings, the nobodies—they die easy.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A lion popped out of the weird half-formed faces around her waist and roared. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I’d heard stories from all the young warriors who told me, “Wow, you know yesterday we chased this lion—” bragging about it. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The loggers shot the bears and mountain lions for sport. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The lion pelt slid off one shoulder and she tugged it back into place. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I never saw my dogs when they got between the lion and me, but they were there. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I will walk up low stone steps past stone lions guarding and into a courtyard where a fountain plays and the queen waits, weeping, for the princess to return. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z After they had sniffed at the cage, the lions began to roar. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I weren’t a-goin’ to fight, so I waited for the food, and did with my ’owl as the wolves, and lions, and tigers does. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They loved to point Adah out when they saw us, pantomiming a lion’s roar, which didn’t help us to put the affair behind us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The second letter of Cleopatra is an L and, in hieroglyphics, here is a lion again. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That woman would stick out like a baby lamb in a field of lions. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I have already mentioned our rhinoceros-and-goat herd, and the case of circus lions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Our main problem, it seemed to me, was that the state had certified us as lion tamers before ever leaving us alone in a cage with a lion. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Virgin martyrs always died singing hymns and giving praise not minding one bit if lions tore big chunks from their sides and gobbled them on the spot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Leaving Mother on the lion bench, Miss Lilian hobbled into the kitchen, thumping her cane with every step. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He screamed, he cried, he hit the pole, and he kicked the lion, as if that could slow down this mad ride. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She complains to Theo that Vincent is stubborn, irritating, “more of a wooden lion than ever and is very annoyed at the preparations.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He loved his two nephews and it would be a sad blow if they turned out to be lions when they grew up. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He rode the mare west again, in the direction the mountain lion had come from. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z His red satin cape was patterned in gold thread; fifty roaring lions to one side, fifty prancing stags to the other. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After the sun rose the next morning, a hunting party that had special skills in tracking lions began to follow their path. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd swapped his old, flabby shape for that of a lion the size of a rhino, fangs the length of cutlasses, and claws that could tear through tanks as if they were tin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The shy, plump girls were like sea lions, lurking in the depths. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z From her perch she watched young sea lion cubs and their mothers tumbling on the beach. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z As lions became deadlier, so gazelles evolved to run faster, hyenas to cooperate better, and rhinoceroses to be more bad-tempered. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The grand staircase is ahead, with the awe-inspiring lions on either side. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The little one...Over his newspaper, Victor carefully peered toward the lion fountain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Yet the truly unique feature of our language is not its ability to transmit information about men and lions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The perilous journey into the interior, up rivers, wending mountain passes, and the dangers escaped: lions, serpents, man-killing plants, duplicitous guides. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “There are mountain lions around here,” I say. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The Persian beak, the long wings in which the first primary was the longest, and the mighty talons: all were the same, but, as Mandeville observed, the whole eight times bigger than a lion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The lions started to roar, and I had a new thought. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Three-quarters of the crowd was wearing scarlet rosettes, waving scarlet flags with the Gryffindor lion upon them, or brandishing banners with slogans like “GO GRYFFINDOR!” and “LIONS FOR THE CUP!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “From the way that fellow with a tool bag yelled at me outside, I thought there was a lion loose in here.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Tregar stumbled to his knees, his lion crest sheared in half, blood running down his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When I was younger, he took me to the zoo—all I can remember is the authority in his voice as he told me about the lions and the bears. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z A lion is raised up to kill ’cause if he don’t kill, he don’t eat. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Leah who had left me to the lion’s den in question. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was about to when her phone roared like a lion. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the docks, the sidewalks were mobbed with tourists shopping at the T-shirt kiosks, overflowing from stores, and lounging across acres of outdoor café tables, like pods of sea lions. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hare was given a heavy piece and as he carried it along he sang under his breath a song which told all about a clever hare who had fooled a stupid lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “These already belong to Grandpa. It’s like hunting lions at the zoo.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The sides of the thermos were enameled with red and yellow Ancient Greek scenes—a hero killing a lion; a hero lifting up Cerberus, the three-headed dog. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Their masks gleamed in the sun: boars and bulls, hawks and herons, lions and tigers and bears, fork-tongued serpents and hideous basilisks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Over on the rocks near Hopkins Marine Station the sea lions barked monotonously. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The way we figured it was this: Two lions had attacked the camp. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis watched me go, as the children, screeching with delight, were beset upon by lions. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Cersei paced her cell, restless as the caged lions that had lived in the bowels of easterly Rock when she was a girl, a legacy of her grandfather’s time. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They joined the cluster of lecturers standing by the statue of a lion; Olanna had disappeared. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I was glad for my new lion’s fur coat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And now they were hiding and watching and stuck, while the lions stalked through the ship’s carcass and laughed and cracked open liquor they’d found in the galley. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The mountain lions had either died or migrated, and the humans were now facing the same two alternatives. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He pushed off the ground and leaped into the struggle between Mark and the woman like a lion attacking its prey. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was pocked all over with little funnel-shaped snares, where the ant lions lay buried at the bottom, waiting for some poor insect to stumble into the trap and get devoured. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The hare led the lion along the path to the house that he had specially prepared for him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z When the drought was just a normal drought, before the intense water restrictions, the fountain attracted mountain lions. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “We could put up signs and warn boaters that they are killing sea lions.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “At night. I like to listen to the lions roar.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now her hair is what she calls “somewhat cute, somewhat lion’s mane,” and she will never approve any photo to go up online because she thinks she looks too burned out. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As soon as we got there my brother Lmatarion told us that two lions had been terrorizing the camps. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z They passed the weasels that became brass door handles, the carved flute player overhead, the stone lions mounted high above the landing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The teacup lion yelps out a tiny roar as the girl yanks its tail. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Large crimson doors are guarded by two giant stone lions. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When the lion saw the hare coming towards him, he rose to his feet and let out a mighty roar. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Everywhere there were statues of lions—on top of pedestals, over doorways, on the porticoes of the largest buildings. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was bigger than the rest, wearing a lion’s cape like a Roman standard bearer and a plastic bib with a lobster on it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Two of the three lions didn’t want anything to do with the Dinka hunters and escaped through gaps in the circle. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Salva hoped with all his heart that the lion had killed Marial instantly—that his friend hadn’t had time to feel fear or pain. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I laid them all out in front of me in short rows, took a deep breath, pictured the lions at the zoo and dialed Liz’s number. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked down an avenue lined with white stone lions, the faces weathered almost featureless. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The most plausible explanation was that any lions out there—if lions they were—were released pets, bought in haste and later regretted. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Except my dad is the lion and the mullah is a toad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z If I can defend myself against elephants or rhinos, I thought, why not a lion? Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody could tell that he had been hit with rocks and not eaten by a lion as the lying uncles had claimed. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The one on the tall staff bore the golden lion, as she'd feared. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I said, “I wish to see this lion right now. He’s going to see a man he’s never seen before.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The lions positioned themselves on either side of me and snarled. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Of course we are,” the male lion said, scrutinizing the dragon with interested eyes. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I brushed off the encrusted grit and ran my fingers over the smooth wooden shape of a lion. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The lion did not lie down with the lamb. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z From within the house there came the sound of the lion’s roar. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I promised to be at the zoo every Tuesday afternoon that summer, just in case she ever wanted to join me by the lions. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Two little kids chase each other by the lion cub model, annoying an older boy doing homework. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z And second, like the lions, they work together. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat dens have two compartments each: to my left is a pair of lions. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A slightly different call warns, ‘Careful! A lion!’ Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why? But for you, for you. Just to show that I . . “And what on earth vacuum cleaners have got to do with lions ...” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "Please, do something. The lion will kill him," pleaded the girl, urgently. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She sat on a stone bench supported by two crouching lions, their faces streaked with dark stains like tears. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “It’d be cool to change things up. Maybe have a lion or a grizzly on the uniform,” I said, spreading my hand across my chest. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I waited week after week by the lions, but she never showed up. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Arm had seen that look before on one of the lions at the Lion Park. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Next to the sign was a knocker—a lion's head with a brass ring in its mouth, which Victor had polished just that morning. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Once in a while they take the train all the way to 42nd Street to enjoy what Joe calls the stairway of the lions. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the lion skin, the hare smiled to himself and cheerfully began to eat the food. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z A garish gold crown had been secured between the lion’s ears, and its eyes had been replaced with bright silver dimes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Their region was inhabited by large herds of antelope, wildebeest, gnus—and the lions that preyed on them. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside Hagenback’s Animal Show, the most famous traveling zoo of the day, handlers prodded four trained lions into full roar. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z All five of them were there: the unicorn, the mermaid, the merman, the sea horse, and the lion, who now spread both his wings as if he'd never lost one. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Old Dan had voiced his challenge to the devil cat There was a low cough and a deep growl from the lion. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When the daily tourist boats arrived around ten o’clock, she flew back to her island, leaving the sea lions, Darwin finches, marine iguanas—all the original residents—to entertain the people. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z To lift the lion’s paw knocker, to entertain thoughts of marrying the doctor’s daughter was possible because each key represented a house which he owned at the time. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Nelson says it’s because the lion tried to eat up Adah, but Jesus turned her into a bushbuck right just at the last minute. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "There was only one lion," said the Voice. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z We sat on the same bench as we had last time, the one near the front gate that lets you watch the sea lions. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z A smith could make a shield which showed on its surface a lion hunt, two lions devouring a bull while herdsmen urged their dogs on to attack them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured the lion had scented my pups. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A lion, I must be a lion, live a lion, die a lion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A clever hare realized that the lion was always welcomed by the other animals. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z We stuck to the assignment for the rest of the afternoon, walking past the zebras and the flamingos, and finally ending up at my favorite place in front of the lions. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And the lion dropped the string into the dragon’s out-stretched hand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She thought he was captivated, like a child looking at a caged lion—except that Capricorn wasn't in a cage. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The lion was now pacing up and down, walking in small circles. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z He had bought him a new crib and had lions and crouching leopards painted on the side panels. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z And we had the lady whose sari was caught by a lion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The white men and their lion hounds could never track the lion now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A pair of house guards in crimson cloaks and lion- crested helms stood under the inn's sign, on either side of the door, iyrion recognized their captain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There are three people in the tattoo place: the other tattoo artist, who is drawing a lion on another man’s arm, and Tori, who is sorting through a stack of paper on the counter. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z If you wish to meet me, go to the lion bench tomorrow afternoon and wait for me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Why does the lion not wisely settle down and be a horse ? Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley had sent him a scarlet sweater with the Gryffindor lion knitted on the front, also a dozen home-baked mince pies, some Christmas cake, and a box of nut brittle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes and felt the magic as if he were turning into the winged lion himself. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Looking him directly in the eye—in a way in which no other animal would dare—the hare calmly walked over to the place where the lion kept his food and began to help himself. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The sabre-tooth cats, after flourishing for more than 30 million years, disappeared, and so did the giant ground sloths, the oversized lions, native American horses, native American camels, the giant rodents and the mammoths. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He pauses to let a lion’s den cross in front of him and then continues past a group of men struggling with a rolled canvas. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z One lion held a round ball underneath his forearm; the other held down a lion cub that seemed to be grinning at him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I was standing my ground quite well when visions of bears, lions, and all kinds of other animals started flashing across my mind. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A few men had been keeping watch, but in the dark of night, with the wind rippling through the long grass, the lion could easily have crept close without being seen. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It stood well back from the rattle and bustle of Marlborough Street, with its glassy-eyed copper Indian on top of the cupola and its carved and colored lion and unicorn of Britain over the door. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day the lion would walk about the bush, roaring. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The source of visual stimulation that is most relevant to the person gets the lion’s share of the neurological resources. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I told them how the lion had leaped at me and how my dogs had gotten between him and me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z All three lions were wrought in gold, with ruby eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Taisin emptied the pouch into her hand, and the medal lion tumbled into her palm. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Which is when the lions and cheetahs started to lurk. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Even an ant’s just got its own one life to live, and I did consider this briefly as I crouched down and dropped a partly squashed ant into an ant lion’s trap. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But at the time of this story—when I was about 14—I’d never come face-to-face with a lion, ever. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning the hare arrived at the front door and called out to the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The lions were the only ones with smiles, however, as all the other inhabitants of the city just stared at them with awe or horror—Pinmei was not sure which. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "Don't you think it was bad luck to meet so many lions?" said Shasta. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z If there are enough of them, they try to drive the lions away. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z And remembering this, the old woman began to watch the eyes of the stone lions of the city. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He wore a huge mustache and his hair flowed like a lion’s mane. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind blew freshly in from the whistling buoy and the barking of sea lions came from around the point. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If Ebola lives in African game animals—in leopards or lions or in Cape buffalo—it might have traveled to the Philippines that way. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed the lion’s head and knocked much louder. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I started whooping and throwing rocks down the mountainside, hoping to scare the lion away. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Today he wore white velvet, and his snowy cloak was fastened with a lion brooch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was nothing he could do during the night, as there were lions nearby, but the next morning all the men went out to search for the first girl. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “The Hand. Once I saw him riding up die hill. His men had red cloaks and little lions on their helms. I liked those helms.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He shouted, “Soon she’ll come down to our zoo and tell us that her jails are full, she needs more space. Could we put Desai with the lions?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It forms over the Farallons, covering the sea lions on their rocks, and then it sweeps onto Ocean Beach, filling the long green bowl of Golden Gate Park. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There weren't too many people in the zoo because it was sort of a lousy day, but there were a few around the sea lions' swimming pool and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She could tell the difference between a zebra’s hoof and an antelope’s, or the pawprint of a lion versus a hyena’s. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The mountain lion blinked his eyes; there was no fear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But at last he met Hector face to face and his doom was sealed as surely as a boar is doomed when he faces a lion. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z People bowed to me on the streets of the town because everyone was very proud of my lions. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Soon there came a thumping on the door as the lion realized that he was locked in. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They were close to the gate of the great house now, but it was locked fast, the iron doors reared full to their height and the stone lions grey and windbitten on either side. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It turned back into a golden lion skin, flashing in the light. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And if an elephant was ever attacked by a lion, there is no doubt that the elephant would retreat rather than stay and fight. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z There were so many, Frank figured the lion must be the city’s mascot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Each of these had a picture painted on its side of a lion jumping through a flaming hoop and the words Hawkins Circus spelled out in bright letters. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We followed Dad to the lion’s den, but the lions were sleeping, so Dad said we should leave them alone. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She pointed her spear and a spidery arc of blue electricity shot out, zapping the lion in the tail. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Going to a pep rally was rather like being thrown in with the lions to see how long we could survive. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw meticulously scrawled text, intricate labels, and a compass shaped like a lion's head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He was in a sort of desert by that time, where he proceeded to make friends with a lion by rescuing it from a serpent. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z From that time on, I knew the word in the village was that I had run away from the lion. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z As she finished speaking there was a sound from the bush beside the path and out of it there came a large lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "Dearest daughter," said Aslan, planting a lion's kiss on her twitching, velvet nose, "I knew you would not be long in coming to me. Joy shall be yours." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Now it says, ‘What turns a great lion into a needy fox? Marriage.’ Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Cersei could have given the prince the sons he wanted, lions with purple eyes and silver manes ... and with^ such a wife, Rhaegar might never have looked twice at Lyanna Stark. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "It's a lion, I know it's a lion," thought Shasta. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The lions didn’t interrupt once, though the cub did snicher from time to time. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Father and I speculated on the purpose of the figures—whether they were like the lions or the door gods who were meant to protect the house, or what. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Brilliantly painted red and gold animal dens line two of the four walls, their sides propped open to reveal lions, tigers, panthers, jaguars, bears, chimps, and spider monkeys—even an orangutan. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Underneath the paperweight lion was a picture of the two tortoises and next to the typewriter was a pile of densely written paper and an apple with one bite taken out of it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Jaja turned to the statue of the preening lion as we drove past it, his lips moving soundlessly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Scipio straightened his jacket and licked his lips like a lion anticipating a hunt. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The fastest runners in the village train to “bring the lion.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion’s share of students boycotted the election, but twenty-five stu-dents, about one-sixth of the student body, showed up and elected six representatives, one of whom was myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Scipio jumped on to the platform and leaped on to the lion’s back... The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The lion seemed pleased to hear this and dropped his voice a little. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The sea lions did not move when photographers walked among them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe hunting lions at the zoo would be good practice.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Like how the lions roar at night,” I said. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Jackal heads, lion faces, spears—it’s hard to choose. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z After a while, he called out to the lion that he was going to find out what had happened to the people. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Berkeley attracted the most promising young graduate students, hosted the most eminent visiting lecturers, pocketed the largest contributions from research foundations and garnered the lion’s share of public interest and acclaim. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The scent of the lion was deep, animal, terrifying, and Tristran was close enough to see the beseeching expression in the unicorn's black eyes.... Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The lion raked me with its claws, ripping off a chunk of my coat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The statue of the preening lion no longer gleams. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He gave a coughing or husky noise in his chest, like a young lion making its roar. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that she could make out sea lions from this distance—the lone sailboat she could see wasn’t any bigger than her fingernail, so a sea lion would be like the size of a freckle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The second step might have been to actively defend the herd against predators, driving away lions, wolves and rival human bands. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To get close enough to actually kill the lion, the hunters needed to create a distraction. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s just that the pictures always show you with a lion skin.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Not wilderness where there was system, or the logic of lions, trees, toads, and birds, but wild wilderness where there was none. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Their wooden armor had been freshly painted, so one bore the stag of the usurper Robert Baratheon, the other the golden lion of House Lannister. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had heard odd things about this place, and lions didn’t bother him, and who cared about gorillas; they were nothing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Someone had thrown the lion a sack of turnips, which he obviously didn’t want to eat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z If you kill a lion, you are respected by everyone. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Too late, for as they spoke their captive became a lion, roaring and glaring terribly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that she could make out sea lions from this distance—the lone sailboat she could see wasn’t any bigger than her fingernail, so a sea lion would be like the size of a freckle. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z War Admiral was a raging lion behind the gate, and Smith was concerned that Seabiscuit would take one look at his opponent’s tantrum and throw one of his own. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Lincoln and Washington plus lions and tigers and bears. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z A jackal or honey badger could be just as lethal as a lion then. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa says that once a lion gets a taste for human blood, it won’t stop until it’s eaten an entire village. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The woman was upset to have lost her fine husband, but she understood that it would have been impossible for her to continue to live with a lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The Greek historian Herodotus described it as a stack of eight stepped towers, with gates of solid brass and 120 lions in brightly colored, glazed tiles leading to it. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z The armrests was carved in the shape of a couple of snarling lions and the wood was shiny and wore down from so many folk gripping on to it. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z My father had told me lions were scared of fire. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Marlee listens to lions,” said Mother, and Daddy didn’t even ask what she meant. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the hare was finished and he came round to face the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Faith don’t mean the Lord is go’n make lions lay down with lambs jest cause you ast him to, or make fire not burn. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She’d spent a dreadful night in the bathroom making sounds like a sea lion, but now that she was feeling better she was coming to relieve Martina from guard duty. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It is not enough for individual men and women to know the whereabouts of lions and bison. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The husband looked in consternation at his wife, who merely lowered her gaze to the ground and told him that what the lion said was quite true. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z As the display swung down like a pendulum, the lion leaped off onto the model earth’s North Pole. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The visitors were dinted and haggard and dusty, yet the standard they carried was the lion of Lannister, golden on its crimson field. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “But Zeus and Poseidon—they both had, like, a bazil- lion kids in the myths. Why are their cabins empty?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Usually the lions’ roaring lulled me to sleep, but they were silent tonight, as quiet as the halls of Central would be tomorrow. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only about a year since I had run from my first lion, and now the goalkeeper for the other team had become a lion to me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Far off, in the distance, a lion roared. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Thinking of ant lions and “Mother May I.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched the lions, but they were just lying there, sleeping. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing around them were torchbearers and servants, and various animals like crows and lions wandered in the background. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Why didn’t the marble dragons bite her in the neck and the winged lions chase her out of their city? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to follow them as they hunted the mountain lion, to shoot them and their howling dogs with their own guns. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I saw the shadowy form of Old Dan sniffing around the tree where the lion had been treed. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Before they reached him the lion rose on its hind legs, larger than you would have believed a lion could be, and jabbed at Aravis with its right paw. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z As the men of my village knelt with their spears pointed at the center of the circle, Aleer-Manguak and another runner rushed straight at the lion. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “The lion was the right mount for me. You and your friend will have to sit on one of the water creatures—each animal works in a different way.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It was silly of them, because lions, like cats, love to chase running, fast-moving things. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z When I was born, a lion was born. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z His shape-shifting became so fluid, he could start an attack in human form with his sword and finish as a lion, raking his claws across a katobleps's snout. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The teeth Marks are pink, His arms brown, And his roar red as a lion’s With a paw swiping at air. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was a young boy, my great-uncle Aleer-Manguak was killed while trying to protect our cattle from a lion. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Five of them had the huge robotic lions that could form Voltron. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In one, he wrote, “I was a Hero, I saved you from a lion that escaped from somewhere.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Azor Ahai captured a lion, to temper the blade by plunging it through the beast's red heart, but once more the steel shattered and split. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I don't think he's named after a cartoon lion cub, Caitlin,” my mom said. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Little scavengers only had so much time to profit before the lions rolled in and took the vast share of the meat. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “When I was your age I was before the mast on a square rigged ship that ran to Africa and I have seen lions on the beaches in the evening.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had finished, he lay out on the ground and relaxed his lion claws. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The coffee was barely ready when Charley let out his lion roar. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As I searched the forest for more food and to find a way out, I feared coming in contact with wild animals like leopards, lions, and wild pigs. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with metal shelves six stories high, decorated with war banners, painted shields, and the stuffed heads of dragons, hydras, giant lions, and wild boars. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There was a lion, a tiger, a sleek black panther, and a slender, spotted cheetah. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At last the hare decided that he must do something to stop the lion’s constant bragging. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She, however, wanted to hide away from the lion in the thick undergrowth at the bottom of the gorge. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Now he knew that they were not lions, for if they had been lions the real lions would have smelled it and would not have tried to attack them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The boys hurried to the village and alerted everyone that lions had attacked the cattle. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the strongest wizards in the district could administer this potion—a kind of paste made from the burned and ground bones of leopards and lions, and mixed with roots and herbs. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Proud told your mother his totem was the lion because it made him feel powerful, but he was really more like a leopard. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The cream-colored dragon sunk sharp black claws into the lion's mane and coiled its tail around her arm, while Ser Jorah took his accustomed place by her side. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I don’t remember the lions or the bears themselves, just the sense of them that he created. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The baboons took the empty lion skin back to the real lion, who was still just a weak pink thing without his claws and mane. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The two are said to have been turned into lions because of some affront offered either to Zeus or to Aphrodite. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mountain lion,” he whispered, “mountain lion, becoming what you are with each breath, your substance changing with the earth and the sky.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The Spirit Medium fell on the ground and shook as though a huge lion had him in its jaws. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z At first Arya took him for a Lannister, but when he passed near a torch die saw his device was a silver fist, not a lion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We came to the big cats, our tigers, lions and leopards. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “This is dangerous. You have no idea what lions can do.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z And I can’t help but notice something that stands out even more than the bronze lion sculptures and the overpowering aroma of noodles and soy sauce. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The sea lions felt it and their barking took on a tone and a cadence that would have gladdened the heart of St. Francis. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was quite happy to touch the lions' heads by the fountain and to dip his hands into the cold water. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I was focused on the lion, and the lion was again looking at me right in the eye. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z He hated the evil that lived in his body, and he feared it, as he feared and hated the lions of lust and longing that prowled the defenseless city of his mind. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Perhaps the direwolf and the lion were not the only beasts in the woods, and if that was true, someone was using him as a catspaw. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But he is a good watch dog—has a roar like a lion, designed to conceal from night-wandering strangers the fact that he couldn’t bite his way out of a comet de papier. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If Christ is a lion, as he is in traditional iconography, why wouldn’t the Virgin Mary be a lioness? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When Bernoulli saw the solution, he commented, “We recognize the lion by his claw.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Silver pigeons lighted briefly on the heads of the lions or the rims of fountains, and strutted along the walks. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z That night, the baboon children told their parents that the lion was not really a lion but a hare dressed up as one. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I’ll always be around, young lion, for as long as the land of Zimbabwe exists. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She had the body of a huge lion and the head of a woman. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Back in the apartment, she took the lion statue out of her backpack and poured bleach on it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I was a lion,” he says, “and I married and now I sit by the phone and beg to speak to my children. Do you see?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Some of our other animals were considered “too common”, the lions and baboons, for example. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There was the sound like a great matted yellow hive of bees within a dark bellows, the lazy bumble of a purring lion. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As an aside, that is why a circus trainer must always enter the lion ring first, and in full sight of the lions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Of course! Unicom, mermaid, lion, merman"—he smacked his forehead—“...and there's the sea horse. The merry-go-round of the Merciful Sisters! Incredible!" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I glance up just in time to see the massive jaws of a great white clamp down on a sea lion. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy slid down with shaking legs from the lion’s back. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The lion shook the unicorn in its jaws, like a cat worrying a woolen scarf, and darted a look of pure puzzlement at Tristran. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A white lion ran through grass taller than a man. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Those who were allowed to leave left by the King's Gate or the Iron Gate, but Lannister men-at-arms in crimson cloaks and lion- crested helms manned the guard posts there. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Aside from the occasional marauding visit by a lion or hyena, my childhood years were peaceful and fun. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I raised my lion coat for protection, but I didn’t need it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The red cloaks wore mail shirts over boiled leather and steel caps with lion crests. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She wondered if they might be the Pier 39 sea lions she’d read about. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They were calling my name, asking God to protect me when I walked into the lion’s den at Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Probably a lion’s mane because it had so many “strings,” which weren’t really strings or hairs or a tangled lion’s mane but lots and lots of tentacles. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The lion grunted and lay still while the hare pretended to search for another louse. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The gold dotted line stops in front of the gates of a warm, well-lit estate with a curved wall and carved lions outside its doorway. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "And if we do make peace with King foffrey, are we not then traitors to King Renly? What if the stag should prevail against the lion, where would that leave us?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As he ran off into the bush, both the father and his son saw that the marks where his feet had been were marks of a lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The Mellower compared Father to a victorious bull in a green Field, to the lion that represented Father’s totem. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was all light blues with white furniture and a white fireplace with small stone lions on either side and another vase on a dark table filled with pink roses. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Anyone, therefore, who examines in detail the actions of this man, will find him both a very ferocious lion and a very shrewd fox. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I started to go by but old Phoebe stopped and made out she was watching the sea lions getting fed--a guy was throwing fish at them--so I went back. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z In Minneapolis, he picked up six parade wagons and a toothless lion. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Before the two, the god and the hero, the Greeks were like a flock of frightened sheep driven by mountain lions. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly from the grass comes a streak of movement, and a lion is among them and hangs on a zebra’s throat. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Set before the windows was a balcony under which stone lions’ heads protruded. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Guarding the ancient steps are giant granite lions, tigers, eight-headed snakes, and elephants. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Statues of lions guarded the long flat steps, seeming to gaze thirstily at the large fountain. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The monstrous army swarmed him, but the Maeonian drakon flattened everything in its path, sweeping its tail and spraying poison while Damasen jabbed at Tartarus, forcing the god to retreat like a cornered lion. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Not an ignominious death then, in the foul breath of hyenas or even at the teeth of the common lion. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She watched the buses growling idly at the curb, with peacocks, lions, rising suns, and glittery swords painted on their sides. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Once there was a madman in Australia who was a black belt in karate. He wanted to prove himself against the lions. He lost. Badly. The keepers found only half his body in the morning.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the devil cat of the Ozarks, the mountain lion. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they took their positions, the lion surged forward and took off running. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. I know you don’t want to hear this. Your other son has the right spirit. He’s a real litde lion.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The doublet was black velvet covered with golden studs in the shape of lions' heads, the chain a loop of solid gold hands, the fingers of each clasping the wrist of the next. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But while that, of course, proved useless, I did see a man appear on the second-level balcony, the one underneath which stone lions’ heads protruded. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z As she passed the two stone lions marking the entrance, she glanced behind her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It had a garish print made up of dying heroes, horrible tortures, and lions eating slaves in the Colosseum. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “And so the lion fell in love with the lamb . . . ,” he murmured. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I knew if I could get him far enough away from the lion he wouldn’t go back. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “For this lion is not the king of beasts! There is one greater than him. His abbot, Hubert the Good. Do you want to tame the lion? Go to his master!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Some villages brought out their lion and danced ahead of me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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