Chrysti The Wordsmith: Lions Share

Greetings verb of yours this is Christie the wordsmith from Montana State University in Bozeman. One day a dog a fox and a lion brought down a fine fat stag for their supper. The dog in the Fox asked the lion to divide the stag into three equal portions so they could all eat the lion did so and then announced the best portion is mine of course for audion the lion. And because I am the strongest of us all I will take the second part and conclude the lion. If either of you would like to fight me for the third portion you can have it. The dog and the fox knew they couldn't win a contest with the lion so they left him with the whole stag while they went hungry. This tale is attributed to Aesop the celebrated 6th century B.C. Greek storyteller. The fable inspired the expression of the lion's share which in Aesop's version is the entire portion in modern usage the lions share is generally not the full helping but only the greater part of an allotment though the tale is ancient. The expression didn't begin appearing in English recordings until the eighteenth

century. On June 22nd 1872 the British satirical magazine Punch printed instructions on quote the art of finding a rich friend to make a tour with you in autumn and of leaving him to bear the lion's share of the expenses. From k g l t f m at Montana State University in Bozeman. This is Christy the wordsmith but gave her before hers. Kristi the wordsmith is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and sued enterprises. A high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry sued web dotcom.