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The lion releases the mouse, and time passes until the mouse hears the lion roaring in pain. Hunters have captured the mouse and tied his paws with thick rope. The mouse gnaws through the rope until the lion is freed, proving small help can matter.","The Lion and  \nthe Mouse  \nEnglish Traditional Story  \nThe Lion and the Mouse  \nby Aesop  \nrewriten by Carol Smith  \nThis story is from 'Stories for Children Book 7' used in the SIL MLE Curriculum in Cameroon.  \nImages by Anna Grove, Susan Rose, and MBANJI Bawe Ernest© 2019 SIL Cameroon. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.  \nEnglish  \nUnited Kingdom  \nCopyright © 2019, SIL Cameroon  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and](adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and)[ ](adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and)[credits for authors](credits for authors) , illustrators, etc.  \nImage on page Front Cover by Susan Rose (lion), MBANJI Bawe Ernest (mouse), © 2019 SIL Cameroon. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Images on pages 1–3 by Anna Grove, © 2019 SIL Cameroon. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.  \nThe Lion and  \nthe Mouse  \nA large lion was sleeping in the shade of a Nimm tree when a little mouse ran across his tummy. This tickled the lion, so he grabbed the little mouse . The mouse squeaked with fear .“Oh, please do not eat me,” squeaked the mouse,“I’m so small I would not even make one good bite . Let me go, and someday I could be useful to you .”  \n“Now that is funny!” roared the lion,“How could a little thing like you ever help me, the king of all the animals?”But the lion let the mouse go.  \nWeeks and weeks went by.  \nOne day the little mouse heard the large lion roaring. The noisy lion seemed to bein great pain . The mouse ran to the lion . He had been caught by hunters . His soft paws were tied with thick rope.  \nThe mouse began to gnaw the rope with his sharp little teeth. He worked a long, long time . At last the lion was free!  \nThe mouse said,“There, you see! You would be in big trouble if it was not for  \n”  \nme .  \nThe grateful lion smiled.“So I see, my little friend. So I see .”  \n5  \nText in English: The Lion and the Mouse-A large lion was sleeping in the shade of a Nimm tree when a little mouse ran across his tummy. This tickled the lion, so he grabbed the little mouse. The mouse squeaked with fear.“Oh, please do not eat me,” squeaked the mouse,“I’m so small I would not even make one good bite. Let me go, and someday I could be useful to you.”“Now that is funny!” roared the lion,“How could a little thing like you ever help me, the king of all the animals?” But the lion let the mouse go. Weeks and weeks went by. One day the little mouse heard the large lion roaring. The noisy lion seemed to be in great pain. The mouse ran to the lion. He had been caught by hunters. His soft paws were tied with thick rope. The mouse began to gnaw the rope with his sharp little teeth. He worked a long, longtime. At last the lion was free! The mouse said,“There, you see! You would be in big trouble if it was not for me.” The grateful lion smiled.“So I see, my little friend. 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