The Million-Dollar Friendship

This is an infamous tale from the ancient land of Greece; turned into a poem by me...

There lived a king named Philodus,

In the great land of Greece.

He was the unkindest and the crullest ruler ever lived,

He never let anyone live in peace...

There was a slave named Adrocles,

Who was fed up with the king , his master,

He escaped and ran away far into the jungle,

And felt that he couldn't be a long-laster...

Just then he saw a lion,

Roaring to the great skies,

He noticed a thorn stuck under his paw,

And felt that he was groaning for life...

He relieved the lion from pain,

As he removed the thorn from his paw,

And then...the lion roared with all his might,

Oh, what a miracle he saw!

The lion pounced on him,

Not to kill him, but to hug him!

And they became the best friends ever,

And ate, and played, and lived together...

But their happiness was pricked up,

As Adrocles was found and caught by the king's soldiers,

He was brought into the Great Roman Colosseum,

To fight as a gladiator...

There he was, thrown into the Globe,

Around which, people were shouting for a battle of life,

The king gave orders to begin,

Adrocles thought, "Will I ever survive?"

A lion was brought, gag and bound,

And was set free, to move all around,

Towards Adrocles he charged, with great speed,

As Adrocles stood shivering, with his sword and shield...

Then the miracle happened,

As the lion braked himself with all his might,

And to Adrocles' surprise,

It was the same lion that he knew by sight!!!

The people stared in horror,

As the two greeted and embraced each other,

There was dead silence in the Colosseum,

As Adrocles exclaimed, "Oh, my brother!"

The king rose angrily and shouted,

"What's the meaning of all these?"
It was Adrocles who explained the story,

As the Globe didn't even heave a sigh or a hiss...

The king then broke the silence,

As he exclaimed, "Let them prosper and live together,

Let them stay alive,

For, a good turn deserves another!!!"

They were set free in their lands,

And they ate, and played, and lived together,

They lolled, and roamed, and moved about,

And they lived happily forever..