,but not so much as the first time. But on
the third occasion when he saw him, he actually plucked up the courage to
approach him and began to chat.
FABLES, AESOP, SIXTH CENTURY B.C
FAMILIARITY SOOTHES FEAR.
There was a fox who had never seen a lion. But one day he happened to
meet one of these beasts face to face. On this first occasion he was so
terrified that he felt he would die of fear. He encountered him again, and
this time he was also frightened