Ęsop's Fables
"The Lion and the Mouse"
Once upon a
time, a mighty lion roamed the prairie, looking for something to eat.
During his search he spotted a lowly field mouse. In amusement he pounced
on the mouse, trapping it in his mighty paws.
"Please," cried the mouse,
"don't eat me. If you let me go I promise that one day I shall repay
the favor."
The lion roared with laughter.
"You promise to repay me for letting you go." The lion was so
amused that he let the mouse go. "Remember," called the lion,
"you owe me one."
Not to long afterwards the lion once again
was looking for a meal, when he caught scent of some prey. As he stalked
up to his prey, he was suddenly swept up by a hunters net. In despair he cried
out for help. Much too his surprise, only one creature came to his aid a
lowly field mouse. The mouse began to gnaw at the ropes which held the
lion, and in a short while the lion was free from the trap. When he looked
to thank the mouse he was amazed to discover that it was the same mouse he had
set free previously.
"No good deed goes without reward"
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