The Lion and the Mouse

One day .a lion was taking a nap. Soon,a little mouse cane running by.He was in a hurry to get home.

The mouse did not see the lion .so he ran right over the Lion’s nose!

The lion wake up with a loud roar. He grabbed the little mouse with his big paw: I’m going to eat you.You woke me up!

“Dear Lion,please do not eat me!” said the mouse.“I did not mean to wake you up.please let me go!”“If you do,maybe one day I will help you.”

The lion Laughed at the little mouse .He laughed so hard that he Could not stop.“You think you can help me?How could a little mouse ever help me?” “what a funny little mouse you are”But I think I will let you go .I am not that hungry ,anyway.”

The little mouse was so happy!He ran off to his home.

A few days later,the lion was out walking. Suddenly,a hunter’s net trapped him. He was caught.The lion roared and tried to get free.But he was trapped.

The little mouse was close by. He was taking a nap. The mouse woke up when he heared the lion roar.

So he went to find the lion .The little mouse saw the lion in the hunter’s net .“I will help you, dear lion.” he said.

He went to work .He bit at the ropes.with his little teeth.

He bit and he chewed.He chewed and he bit. It took the little mouse a long time. But at last,the lion was free!

“How can I thank you?”asked the lion.”what can I do for you?”

“Well,there is one thing ,”said the mouse .”I want to be your friend. And so the lion was.The lion and the mouse became best friends.

And the lion learned this lesson.A little friend can be the best friend of all!”