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THE LION AND THE MOUSE.
A lion was once awakened from steep by a mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger, he caught her, and was about to kill her, but the mouse intreated for her life saying," If you spare my life, I will surely repay you." The lion laughed, and let her go. Shortly after this, the lion was caught by hunters, and secured with strong ropes to the earth. The mouse, recognising his roar, came up and knawed the ropes with her teeth, and set him free, and said," You ridiculed the idea of me being able to help you, and you did not expect from me any repayment for your favour; but now you know that it is possible even for a mouse to confer benefits on a lion."
