                                       
      The Lion and the Mouse           
                                       
  Once there was a big forest. The lion
was the king of the forest. One day  he
was having his afternoon snap. A little
young mouse was playing near  him.  She
jumped on his back and  the  lion  woke
up. He caught the mouse in his paw. The
mouse said to him: "Oh, please, let  me
go and I will help you if you ever need
help." The lion let her  go  and  said:
"You are  too  small  to  help  me.  Go
away!"                                 
                                       
  One day the lion got caught in a net.
He began to cry. The  mouse  heard  him
and came to help. She cut the net  with
her sharp little teeth.  The  lion  was
free and full of joy. He  said:  "Thank
you, my little  friend!  You  saved  my
life!" The tiniest friend  can  be  the
mightiest help.                        
