Lion and Mouse: A Tale of Friendship
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ScribdTranslationsAfter a long day of hunting, a lion lay down to rest under a tree.
When he was
While falling asleep, a few mice dared to come out of their burrow and began to play around.
Suddenly, the naughtiest one had the idea of hiding among the
the lion's mane, with such bad luck that it woke him up. Very
grumpy from having his nap interrupted, the lion caught the mouse
between its claws and said giving a roar:
How dare you disturb my sleep, insignificant mouse? I will...
to eat you so that you learn the lesson!
The mouse, who was so scared that it couldn't move, said trembling:
Please don't kill me, lion. I didn't mean to bother you. If you let me, I will be ...
eternally grateful. Let me go, because maybe one day I will
you need
- Ha, ha, ha!" laughed the lion looking at him – "A being as tiny as you,
How are you going to help me? Don't make me laugh!
But the mouse insisted again and again, until the lion, moved by
its size and its bravery, let him go.
A few days later, while the mouse was walking through the forest, he heard some terrible roars that
they shook the leaves of the trees.
He quickly ran to the place where the sound was coming from, and found the lion there, which had
trapped in a sturdy net. The mouse, determined to pay his debt, said to him:
Don't worry, I will save you
And the lion, without thinking, answered him:
But how, if you are so small for so much effort.
The mouse then began to gnaw on the rope of the net where it was.
the lion was trapped, and the lion was able to save itself.
The mouse said to him: -Days ago, you mocked me thinking that I could do nothing for you in
gratitude. Now it's good for you to know that we little mice are
grateful and fulfilled.
The lion had no words to thank the little mouse. From this day on, the two became
friends forever.