"You don't have to shoot me," said the young lion. "I will become your rug and lie in front of your fireplace and not move at all, and you can sit on me and warm as many marshmallows as you want. I love marshmallows." But the hunter wasn't listening to anything, so what's a young lion to do? After eating the hunter, Lafcadio takes his rifle home and practices and practices until he becomes the best marksman in the world. Now dressed in starched shirts and fancy suits and enjoying as many marshmallows as he wants, Lafcadio becomes worthy of admiration and pampering wherever he goes. (...) [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]