The Lion and the Mouse

An extract from

The Lion and the Mouse

from Aesop’s Fables

The Lion was tired after hunting and he lay down in the

cool grass to rest. He felt something tiptoeing up his back. It

was a mouse. The Lion lay still. SNAP! “Got you!” he roared.

“Please don’t eat me – let me go and I will repay you one

day,” begged the Mouse. The Lion laughed and flicked the

Mouse away. “You are too small to eat.”

A few days later, some hunters captured the Lion and tied

him up. The Mouse heard his roaring and came to help. She

began to gnaw the ropes binding the Lion and he was free.

Moral: Even a small friend may be a great friend.