奇速英语

A lion was lying on the ground in a forest, his large head resting on his paws(爪子). A little mouse came upon him accidentally, and in her fear she hurried to get away and ran across the lion’s nose. Waked up from his short sleep, the lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny mouse to kill her.

“Let me go, please!” begged the poor mouse. “Please let me go and some day I will surely repay you.” The lion laughed and never thought that a mouse could ever help him. But he was kind and finally let the mouse go.

Some days later, while looking for his food in the forest, the lion was caught in a trap(陷阱) that a hunter set. Unable to free himself, he filled the forest with his angry voice. The mouse knew the voice and quickly found the lion struggling in the net. Running to one of the great ropes(绳索) that tied him, she bit it until it was cut into two parts, and soon the lion was free.

“You laughed when I said I would repay you,” said the mouse. “Now you see that even a mouse can help a lion.”

    A kindness is never wasted.