The Lion And The Mouse

A lion fell asleep in his den one afternoon. He had eaten a big dinner. A cheeky little mouse ran into the lion’s den.
He jumped on to the lion’s nose, and ran up to the top of his head. The lion woke up. He was very angry. He roared loudly, and caught the mouse in his paw.
‘How dare you wake me up!’ the lion roared.
‘I shall kill you for that.’
The mouse was terrified. ‘Please, please let me go,’ he cried.
‘I did not mean to wake you up. Do not kill me. Perhaps one day I shall be able to help you.’
‘What?’ said the lion, ‘How could a tiny animal like you help the King of all the Beast?’
The lion thought this was very funny. He laughed and let the mouse go free.
‘Alright, mouse,’ he said. ‘Run away.’
The mouse slipped out of the lion’s paw and scampered away.
One day some hunters spread a net in the forest to catch wild animals. The lion was caught in the net.
He struggled hard to get free. He rolled on the ground, but the net wound round and round him. Soon he could not move.
The mouse heard lion roaring and growling. He ran to see what had happened. ‘Lie still,’ he said to lion.
‘I shall set you free.’
The mouse ad sharp little teeth. He worked very hard and began chew through the net. Soon he had made a small hole.
The mouse chewed hard, the small hole in the net became a big hole. The lion could move one paw. The mouse went on chewing. Soon the lion could move another paw. Then he was able to stand up. The mouse had set him free!
‘There,’ said the mouse. ‘You laughed at me when I promised to help you. Now you see that a little mouse can help a great lion.’