Once upon a time there was a mouse which went out to find some food. It ran carelessly through some tall grass and accidentally fell upon a sleeping lion. The angry lion awoke and caught hold of the mouse, refusing to let it go.
The mouse said, ‘Please let me go, Mr Lion, I promise to help you one day if you do.’
The lion laughed loudly, wondering how a little mouse could help a big creature. ‘Very well,’ the lion replied, ‘I will let you go, but you must take more care.’
The mouse was very grateful to the lion and while looking again for food the following day, it saw the lion under a tree. It was trapped in a net of strong ropes and could not move.
The mouse said, ‘I will help you.’ With his sharp teeth, it bit through the ropes, one by one, and soon the lion was free. The lion was delighted and in turn, was grateful to the little mouse.