A Lion is sleeping in the jungle.

A little
Mouse, is running in the grass and runs over
the Lion's head and nose.
The Lion opens his eyes and roars loudly.
Then he puts his paw over the little Mouse.
The great beast prepares his
enormous mouth to eat the small creature
when the frightened mouse cries: "Pardon
me, oh King, please".
 "If you forgive me this time, I will never
forget your kindness. I certainly don't
want to disturb Your Majesty. If
you respect my life, I will help you another
time, too."
The Lion laughs and laughs. "How could
a tiny creature like you help me?"
"Oh well, you're not so much a good meal"
the lion says, looking at the frightened
Mouse. He takes his paw off the poor little
 prisoner and the Mouse
quickly scampers away.
Some time after this, some hunters want to
capture the Lion alive with a rope net. The
Lion falls into the trap. He is
roaring and trying to free himself but with
every movement he makes, the
ropes bind him tighter.
The unhappy Lion thinks he will never
escape.
 The little Mouse is running in the jungle
again, and hears the Lion's roars.
"That is the Lion who did not eat me once"
he says, remembering his promise. And
he runs to help the lion.
The Mouse discovers the poor Lion in the
trap and says to him, "Stop, stop! Don't roar.
If you make so much noise, the hunters will
come and capture you. I'll help you to get out
of this trap."
 With his sharp little teeth the Mouse is
breaking the ropes. When the Lion is free,
the Mouse says, "Now, you see I was right"
"Thank you, good Mouse," says the Lion
gently. "I am big and you are very little, but
you helped me. I see now that kindness is
always worth while."