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Animal stories • 3+ • 6 min
The Lion and the Mouse
Aesop • ★ 4.9 (982 ratings)
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High in the golden savanna, a mighty lion slept beneath a baobab tree, his great mane spreading like sunshine.
A tiny mouse scampered over his nose, her little feet pattering. The lion woke with a tremendous roar and caught her in one paw.
"Please spare me," sq
ueaked the mouse. "One day I may help you!" The lion laughed — a deep, rumbly laugh — and let her go.
Weeks later, hunters stretched a thick net between trees. The lion was trapped! He roared and struggled, but the ropes held.
Far away the little mouse heard his cry — a distant echo on the wind. She sprinted through grass, gnawed with her sharp tiny teeth — nibble, nibble, nibble — until the net snapped.
"You laughed when I said I could help," said the mouse. The lion bowed his great head and thanked her. From then on they were unlikely friends.
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