They Have not Hurt Me, for I Have Done no Wrong
DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN
I
In the days of long ago, when Darius was king, a very brave man lived in Babylon. His name was Daniel. Daniel was just as truthful as he was brave. No one ever knew him to do a mean thing, or to tell a lie.
Now, Daniel was a foreigner. He had been carried to Babylon as a captive when a little boy. But that made no difference to King Darius. The king liked Daniel because he was loyal and faithful, which was more than could be said for some of the king’s servants. So the king made Daniel first ruler in the kingdom—a very high position indeed; but the proud nobles and princes of Babylon were very angry at this.
“He’s only a foreigner,” some said. “We despise him.”
“He was little better than a slave when he came here; now he rules over us,” others said. “We hate him.”