Once 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 him, and opened
his big jaws to swallow him.
"Pardon, O King," cried the little Mouse: "forgive
me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows
but what I may be able to do you a turn some of
these days? "The Lion was so tickled at the idea of
the Mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up
his paw and let him go.
Some time after the Lion was caught in a trap, and
the hunters who desired to carry him alive to the
King, tied him to a tree while they went in search
of a waggon to carry him on.
Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and
seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, went
up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound
the King of the Beasts.
"Was I not right?" said the little Mouse.