A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion's nose. Roused from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her.
"Spare
me!" begged the poor Mouse. "Please let me go and someday I will
surely repay you."
The Lion
was much amused to think that a Mouse could ever help him. But he was generous
and finally let the Mouse go.
Some days
later, while stalking his prey in the forest, the Lion was caught in the toils
of a hunter's net. Unable to free himself, he filled the forest with his angry
roaring. The Mouse knew the voice and quickly found the Lion struggling in the
net. Running to one of the great ropes that bound him, she gnawed it until it
parted, and soon the Lion was free.
"You
laughed when I said I would repay you," said the Mouse. "Now you see
that even a Mouse can help a Lion."
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