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The Lion and The Mouse

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.
The lion grabbed the mouse and, holding him in his large claws, roared in anger. ‘How dare you
wake me up! Don’t you know that I am King of the Beasts? Anyone who disturbs my rest
deserves to die! I shall kill you and eat you!’
The terrified mouse, shaking and trembling, begged the lion to let him go. ‘Please don’t eat
me Your Majesty! I did not mean to wake you, it was a mistake. I was only playing. Please let
me go – and I promise I will be your friend forever. Who knows but one day I could save your
life?’
The lion looked at the tiny mouse and laughed. ‘You save my life? What an absurd idea!’
he said scornfully. ‘But you have made me laugh, and put me into a good mood again, so I shall
let you go.’ And the lion opened his claws and let the mouse go free.
‘Oh thank you, your majesty,’ squeaked the mouse, and scurried away as fast as he could.
A few days later the lion was caught in a hunter’s snare. Struggle as he might, he couldn’t
break free and became even more entangled in the net of ropes. He let out a roar of anger that
shook the forest. Every animal heard it, including the tiny mouse.
‘My friend the lion is in trouble,’ cried the mouse. He ran as fast as he could in the
direction of the lion’s roar, and soon found the lion trapped in the hunter’s snare. ‘Hold still,
Your Majesty,’ squeaked the mouse. ‘I’ll have you out of there in a jiffy!’ And without further
delay, the mouse began nibbling through the ropes with his sharp little teeth. Very soon the lion
was free.
‘I did not believe that you could be of use to me, little mouse, but today you saved my life,’
said the lion humbly.
‘It was my turn to help you, Sire,’ answered the mouse.
Even the weak and small may be of help to those much mightier than themselves.

Complete the table based on the story above!

Title
Setting of place
Setting of time
Characters
Complication
Resolution
Moral Value

Match the adjectives with their meaning

Cheerful feeling or showing anger, or having a


strong feeling of being upset or annoyed
feeling fear or dread, or filled with
Sad
concern or regret.
feeling or expressing grief or
Angry
unhappiness
feeling or showing happiness, or being
Afraid
full of good spirits

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