1) A lion catches a mouse in his paw while napping but decides to spare it after the mouse promises to help him someday. 2) Later, the lion gets caught in a hunter's net and calls for help. The mouse hears the lion's cries and remembers promising to help him. 3) The mouse gnaws through the ropes of the net, freeing the lion. The lion thanks the mouse for proving that even small creatures can help large ones.

1. BelenOlivares,MarianoFélix Hartfiel,Naomi GarcíaLasierra
THE LION AND THE MOUSE
One day, a Lion lay asleep in the
jungle. He was tired from hunting all
morning; and he was taking a nap with
his great head resting on his paws.
-ZZZZZZ (the lion snores)
-I have to be very careful; I don’t
want to wake him up. (tip-toes)
A timid little Mouse came silently
upon him, and in her fright and
desperation to get away, ran around the
Lion to go back to her home. Woken up
from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw
angrily on the tiny creature to catch her.
- What are you doing here? Don’t
you see I’m trying to rest? (he
grabs her)
- Please Lion! Let me go! Please
children tell the Lion to let me go!
- Shall I let this Mouse go away,
children? What do you think? Yes

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or no? Is she a good mouse? (to the
children)
- Please Lion! Let me go and
someday I will surely repay you.
The Lion thought that a little Mouse
could never help him. But he was
generous and finally let the Mouse go.
- Ok children, you’re right. I will let
her go. Come on mouse, go away
and let me keep on sleeping.
- Thank you children! And thank you
Lion!
The mouse went back to her home
and the Lion continued sleeping.
Some days later, the Lion was
looking for something to eat in the
jungle.
- Oh! I’m so hungry. What shall I eat
children? A deer? A zebra? A wild
pig, perhaps?

3. BelenOlivares,MarianoFélix Hartfiel,Naomi GarcíaLasierra
But suddenly, the Lion was caught in
a hunter's net.
-Oh! What is this!? Help! I’m
trapped in a net! Help!!! Children shout
with me for help! HELP!! (he roars)
The Lion tried to free himself, but
he couldn’t do it; so he started roaring
for help again.
- Help!! Somebody help me! The
hunters will take me away! Help,
please!
The Mouse heard some shouts.
- What are those shouts? Is
somebody in danger? Is it the Lion,
children? I’ll go and see what is
happening.
The Mouse knew the voice and
quickly found the Lion trying to escape
from the net.
The Mouse ran towards the Lion but
he was not sure whether to help him or
not.

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- What do you think children? Shall I
help him or not? Was he a good
Lion to me? Mmm, I don’t know.
Then she remembered what the Lion
had done for her before.
- OK, I’ll go and help him! He
deserves it.
- Oh Mouse! Forget what I said to
you before and please help me get
off from here!
- I’ll do my best to help you Lion,
don’t worry, you’ll get free.
- Please hurry up! The hunters must
be coming!
So she started gnawing the ropes
until they were parted and soon the Lion
was free again. (they hug)
- Oh thank you so much little Mouse!
- You’re welcome. See Lion? You
laughed when I said I would repay
you. Now you see that even a little

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Mouse like me can help a huge Lion
like you.
- Yes my friend, you were right.
From now on I’ll be there for you.
That day, the Lion learned a
lesson: good actions are always
rewarded.