The Lion and the Mouse.
Once upon a time when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him..
This soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon himand 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, but I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days?".
The Lion was so tickled at theidea of the Mouse being ableto help him that he lifted uphis paw and let him 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 ..
'Auv.
"You laughed when I said I would repay you," said the Mouse. "Now you see that even a Mouse can help a Lion.".
THE END...