You don't have to shoot me, says the young lion. I will be your rug an…

Shel Silverstein
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You don't have to shoot me, says the young lion. I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows. ✨ Shel Silverstein (1963). Uncle Shelby's story of Lafcadio, the lion who shot back
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