狮子与老鼠 | The Lion and the Mouse

有声英语儿童童话故事 伊索寓言 狮子和老鼠Once when a Lion was asleep alittle Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion,who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. “Pardon,O King,” cried the little Mouse: “forgive me this time, I shall never forgetit: who knows but what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?” TheLion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him, that helifted up his paw and let him go.Some time after the Lion wascaught 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. Justthen the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in whichthe Lion was, went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the Kingof the Beasts. “Was I not right?” said the little Mouse.Little friends may prove great friends.