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The mouse and the lion
Once there was a lion that lived in a big dark cave. The lion, who was the king of the jungle, went out hunting every night and brought back one animal to eat in the cave. After eating it he used to fall asleep.
But the lion didn’t know that he wasn’t living alone. A little mouse lived in the cave too, and every night after the lion had fallen asleep the mouse used to creep out of her hole and eat the leftovers from the lion’s supper. She was a very happy mouse.
One night, the mouse came out as usual for her evening meal. She wasn’t afraid of the lion any more, and this time instead of going back to her hole after eating, she thought she would take a good look at the lion. She crept slowly up to him and touched him … the lion didn’t move. He felt so soft, so warm, and so comfortable. Without thinking, she climbed up on to him, and was soon fast asleep.
Some hours later the lion woke up. When he found the mouse sleeping on him he was very, very angry.
‘How dare you sleep on me, the king of the jungle?’ he roared, and was about to kill the mouse. The little mouse begged and pleaded: ‘oh, my lord, forgive me. I have made a terrible mistake. Please spare my life, and I promise I will help you whenever you need me’. This made the lion roar with laughter … ha, ha, ha, ha … a mouse helping a lion! He laughed so much that he decided to let her go: ‘But don’t you make me laugh so much again’ he commanded the mouse.
Not far from the cave some hunters were looking for the lion. They wanted to catch the king of the jungle and sell him to the circus. They laid their nets very carefully and waited for him to come hunting for his food. That night the lion stepped out of his cave and into their trap. He tried and tried to escape, but the nets were strong. He roared in anger and frustration.
The little mouse, which by now was very fat after so many good dinners, heard him roaring, and realised straight away that something was wrong.
Remembering her promise, she rushed to find him, even though she was very frightened. She quickly found the lion and saw how he was trapped in the net: ‘Oh, my lord’, she said to the lion. ‘Let me help you. Now I can keep my promise to you and repay your kindness to me. I have a plan to save you, but please don’t roar. The hunters will hear you and it frightens me.’ Then she set to work. After so many comfortable months, she was fat and her teeth were not as sharp as before. But slowly she bit her way through the net until she had made a hole large enough for the lion to escape through.
The lion was sorry that he had laughed at the mouse. He said: ‘You are so small, but today you have saved my life. You are welcome to live in my cave, but don’t ever sleep on my back again!’ Then, the mouse and the lion made their way back to the cave. But before he went in, the lion roared. He roared so loud that he woke the animals and the hunters for miles around.
1 The lion and the mouse used to sleep at the same time. True / False
2 Living with the lion for so long stopped the mouse being afraid of him. True / False
3 The mouse felt very comfortable on the lion. True / False
4 The lion was especially upset that the mouse had slept on him because he was proud. True / False
5 The lion laughed at the idea that a mouse could help a lion. True / False
6 The hunters designed their trap well. True / False
7 The mouse went to help the lion because she was afraid of the hunters.
True / False
8 The mouse wanted the lion to roar and frighten the hunters away.
True / False
9 It was easy for the mouse to rescue the lion. True / False
10 In the end the lion recognised the power of the tiny mouse. True / False
1. false
2. true
3. true
4. false
5. true
6. true
7. true
8. false
9. false
10. true
1. False - ona jadła, jak on spał
2. True - She wasn’t afraid of the lion any more
3. False - He felt so soft, so warm, and so comfortable, czyli nie mysz
4. True - How dare you sleep on me, the king of the jungle, był zbyt dumny, by ona mogła na nim spać
5. True - He laughed so much that he decided to let her go
6. True - bo nie mógł się z niej uwolnić, dlatego mysz mu pomogła
7. False - pomogła mu, bo obiecała.
8. False - ona mu tego zabroniła, by jej plan wypalił
8. False - nie, bo jej zęby nie były takie ostre jak wczesniej
10. True - ‘You are so small, but today you have saved my life.