The Lion And The Mouse
Aesop Fable: 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 ropes to the ground.
The mouse, recognizing
his roar, came gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him
free, exclaiming, "you ridiculed the idea of my ever being
able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment
of your favor; I now you know that it is possible for
even a mouse to con benefits on a lion."
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