The Lion fell in love with a girl and asked her parents for permission to marry her. The parents were afraid to refuse the Lion but did not want to give their daughter to him. They told the Lion he could marry the girl if he removed his claws and teeth, knowing he would be helpless without them. When the Lion agreed and came back without his claws and teeth, the parents laughed at him and drove him away, showing that love can tame but also make one vulnerable.