The fable was briefly told in Classical Greek sources: 'A fox had never seen a lion before, so when she happened to meet the lion for the first time she all but died of fright.
Fabel tersebut secara singkat disebutkan dalam sumber-sumber Yunani Klasik: 'Seekor rubah tak pernah melihat seekor singa sebelumnya, sehingga saat ia menemui singa untuk pertama kalinya, ia tetakutan.