Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens

“ When his eyes became accustomed to the dim light of the hole, he was horrified to find that he had as fellow prisoners a lion, a monkey, and a serpent. He was stricken with terror, and cried out at the top of his voice.
Not far from the pit was lying asleep a poor man called Guido, who had come with his ass to the forest to gather firewood, by the sale of which he made a poor living. The noise made by the great man awakened him, and he hastened to give what aid he could to whoever might be in trouble. ”

“ By his order various pits were dug there, and covered with leaves, for the purpose of catching wild beasts.
One day, while riding in the forest, he was so overcome by the thought of his own greatness, that he exclaimed aloud: "There is no man in all this empire more powerful than I am." ”