The Lion and the Mouse
Once when a lion, the king of the
jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him.
This soon awakened the lion, who placed his huge paw on the mouse, and
opened his big jaws to swallow him.
“Pardon, O King!” cried the little
Mouse, “Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never
forget your kindness. And who knows, I may be able to do you a good turn
one of these days!”
The Lion was so tickled by the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted his paw and let him go.
Sometime later, a few hunters captured
the lion, and tied him to a tree. After that they went in search of a
wagon, to take him to the zoo.
Just then the little mouse
happened to pass by. On seeing the lion’s plight, he ran up to him and
gnawed away the ropes that bound him, the king of the jungle.
“Was I not right?” said the little mouse, very happy to help the lion.
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