ESL: CONNECTING LANGUAGES: stories

12 April 2013

The lion and the mouse

An Aesop's Fable. Read it
Version 1 "The Lion and the Mouse"
Version 2 " "The Lion and the Mouse"

MORAL :

Everything has its own value

Even the strong sometimes need the friendship of the weak

09 March 2012

The Lion and the Mouse Fable

Read this story:
A Lion was sleeping in the jungle. A little Mouse, was running in the grass and run over the Lion's head and nose.

The Lion opened his eyes and roared loudly. Then he put his paw over the little Mouse. He was about to kill him, when the little Mouse cried:

"Pardon me, King. Please" " If you forgive me this time, I will never forget your kindness" "If you respect my life, I will help you another time too" The Mouse was frightened.

The Lion laughed "How could a tiny creature like you help me? "Ok, you're not so much a good meal" the lion said, looking at the Mouse.He took his paw off the little prisoner and the Mouse quickly went away.

Some time after, some hunters wanted to capture the Lion alive with a rope net. The Lion fell into the trap. He was roaring and tried to free himself. The lion thought he will never escape.

Just then the little Mouse passed by, he listened the poor Lion's roars, then he discovered him in the trap.

Rembering his promise, he thought: "That is the Lion who did not eat me once".

The Mouse said to him: "I'll help you to get out of this trap" and he run to help the Lion.

With his sharp little teeth the Mouse broke the ropes. When the Lion was free, the Mouse said: