A lion was devouring his prey when a bone lodged in his throat. He said, “I will give a reward to whoever comes and removes the bone.”

A bird with a long beak came, stuck it in the lion’s mouth, and pulled out the bone.
He then demanded, “Give me my reward.”

The lion replied, “You may go forth and proclaim: I entered the mouth of a lion in peace and came out in peace.”

--Genesis Rabbah 64:10

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