Androclus and The Lion By James Baldwin Listen to the story Androclus and The Lion In Rome, there was once a poor slave whose name was Androclus. His master was a cruel man and so unkind to him that, at last, Androclus ran away. He hid himself in a wild wood for many days, but there was no food to be found, and he grew so weak and sick that he thought he should die. So one day, he crept into a cave and lay down, and soon he was fast asleep. After a while, a great noise woke him up. A lion had come into the cave and was roaring loudly. Androclus was very much afraid, for he felt sure that the beast would…