The Lion and the Mouse
A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running
over his face. Rising
up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him,
when the Mouse
piteously entreated, saying: “If you would
only spare my life, I would
be sure to repay your kindness.” The Lion
laughed and let him go. It
happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught
by some hunters,
who bound him by strong ropes to the ground.
The Mouse, recognizing his
roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and
set him free, exclaiming:
“You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able
to help you, not expecting
to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now
you know that it is
possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a
Lion.”
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