▁go at ▁in ▁a ▁t iger ’ s ▁skin ’ . ▁In ▁the ▁Chinese ▁story ▁a ▁go at ▁assumes ▁this ▁dis gu ise ▁but ▁continues ▁to ▁eat ▁grass ▁as ▁usual . ▁ ▁When ▁it ▁sp ies ▁a ▁w olf , ▁instinct ▁takes ▁over ▁and ▁the ▁go at ▁takes ▁to ▁its ▁he els . ▁ ▁Later ▁all us ions ▁ ▁In ▁American ▁political ▁culture , ▁the ▁ass ▁in ▁the ▁l ion ' s ▁skin ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁f ables ▁by ▁A es op ▁that ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁use ▁by ▁cart oon ist ▁Thomas ▁N ast ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁rum oured ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁that ▁the ▁Republican ▁President ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁would ▁attempt ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁third ▁term ▁in ▁two ▁years ' ▁time . ▁Ar ound ▁that ▁time , ▁there ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁false ▁report ▁that ▁the ▁animals ▁had ▁escaped ▁from ▁Central ▁Park ▁Z oo ▁and ▁were ▁ro aming ▁the ▁city . ▁N ast ▁combined ▁the ▁two ▁items ▁in ▁a ▁cart oon ▁for ▁the ▁ 7 ▁November ▁Har pers ▁Week ly ; ▁titled ▁" Th ird ▁Term ▁Pan ic ", ▁it ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁don key ▁in ▁a ▁l ion ' s ▁skin ▁( label led ▁Ca esar ism ) ▁scatter ing ▁animals ▁that ▁stand ▁for ▁various ▁interests . ▁ ▁The ▁f able ▁was ▁also ▁put ▁to ▁literary ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁by ▁C . S . ▁Lewis . ▁In ▁The ▁Last ▁Battle , ▁the ▁final ▁volume