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