Once a lion was sleeping in his den. A little mouse was playing nearby. By chance, the mouse ran into the lion's nose. The sleeping lion rose in rage. He took the mouse in his paw and would have made an end of him.
"Kindly pardon me", pleaded the mouse, "Don't kill me. Forgive me this time. I shall never forget it. I will do you a good turn to repay your kindness."
The lion simply smiled at the mouse. He took pity on him and let him go. Not long afterward, the lion fell into a hunter's net. He let out a roar in rage and tried to get out of it. The mouse heard the roar and ran to the spot where the lion lay.
"Well, Your Majesty", said the mouse, "I am here at your service." Saying so he cut -the net with his sharp teeth. The net was cut open piece by piece. Soon the lion was set free.
"Thank you my little friend", said the grateful lion, "You are the greatest friend in my life."
"Kindly pardon me", pleaded the mouse, "Don't kill me. Forgive me this time. I shall never forget it. I will do you a good turn to repay your kindness."
The lion simply smiled at the mouse. He took pity on him and let him go. Not long afterward, the lion fell into a hunter's net. He let out a roar in rage and tried to get out of it. The mouse heard the roar and ran to the spot where the lion lay.
"Well, Your Majesty", said the mouse, "I am here at your service." Saying so he cut -the net with his sharp teeth. The net was cut open piece by piece. Soon the lion was set free.
"Thank you my little friend", said the grateful lion, "You are the greatest friend in my life."
Moral: AN ACT OF KINDNESS, HOWEVER SMALL, IS NEVER WASTED.