(fairy tale)

Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon his body. This soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. “Pardon, Oh King,” cried the little Mouse, “forgive me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows, maybe I will able to do something to thank you in return some of these days?” 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.

Sometime after, the Lion was caught in a trap, and the hunters who wanted to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a high tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on. Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, The brave mouse went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. “Was I not right?” said the little Mouse.