A controversy prevailed among the beasts of the field as to which of the animals deserved the most credit for producing the greatest number of whelps at a birth. 

They rushed clamorously into the presence of the Lioness and demanded of her the settlement of the dispute. "And you," they said, "how many sons have you at a birth?' 

The Lioness laughed at them, and said: "Why! I have only one; but that one is altogether a thoroughbred Lion."

The importance is in the quality, not in the quantity.