One day a Lion sleep in the jungle. A tiny mouse ran
over the Lion’s head and down his nose. The Lion awoke with a loud roar. He was
very angry. His claw caught the little mouse.
The Lion opened his huge jaws to swallow the mouse
“Pardon me. O King, I beg of you. “Cried the tiny mouse.
“If you forgive me this time, i will never forget your
kindness. I meant no harm and I certainly didn’t want to disturb your majesty.
If you let me stay a live, I can do you a good turn, too”.
The Lion began to laugh. He laughed and laughed. “How
could a tiny creature like you ever do anything to help me ?” And he shook with
laughter. “Oh well,” he shrugged, looking down at the tiny mouse, “you’re not
so much of a meal anyway”.
Then, he released his claw from the mouse and the
mouse quickly ran away.
Some time after this, some hunters, tried to capture
the Lion alive. They set up rope nets in the jungle. The Lion fell in to the
trap. He roared and thras hed.
His thunderous bellows sent through the jungle.
The tiny mouse heard the Lion’s roars.
“That may be the Lion who once freed me” he said
remembering his promise. And he ran to see whether he could help.
Discovering the sad Lion, the mouse said to him “Stop,
stop ! you must not roar. If you make so much noise, the hunters will come and
capture you. I’ll get you out of this trap”
With his sharp little teeth, the mouse gnawed at the
ropes until they broke. The Lion stepped out of the net and was free. The mouse
said. “Now, I’m right ?”
“Thank you, good mouse,” Said Lion gently. “You did
help me. I see now that kindness is always worth while,’’