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Read Aesop's popular story where a lion becomes friend with a mouse. The moral of the lion and the mouse story gives a valuable lesson - kindness is never wasted.
Jul 5, 2016 · Milo Winter (1919) A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion’s nose. Roused from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her.
In the oldest versions, a lion threatens a mouse that wakes him from sleep. The mouse begs forgiveness and makes the point that such unworthy prey would bring the lion no honour. The lion agrees and sets the mouse free. Later, the lion is netted by hunters. Hearing it roaring, the mouse remembers its clemency and frees it by gnawing through the ...
A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion's nose. Roused from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her.
The Lion and the Mouse — Long long time ago. Aesop. Retold and illustrated by Rohini Chowdhury. Once, as a lion lay sleeping in his den, a naughty little mouse ran up his tail, and onto his back and up his mane and danced and jumped on his head … …so that the lion woke up.
Once upon a time, in a big, green jungle, there was a huge lion who loved to sleep under the warm sun. One day, a little mouse accidentally ran right over the lion's nose and woke him up. The lion was not happy and caught the mouse with his big paw.
The Lion and the Mouse. A lion was sleeping in his lair when a mouse, not knowing where he was going, ran over the mighty beast's nose and awakened him.
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.
The Lion and the Mouse. by Aesop. 620-560 BCE. 5th Grade Lexile: 880. Font Size. Leo et mus by Unknown is in the public domain. [1] A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion’s nose.
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 wagon to carry him on.
