The lion and the mouse(獅子與老鼠)

When a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down beside him. This soon wakened the lion. He was very angry, and caught the mouse in his paws.
　　"Forgive me, please." cried the little mouse. "I may be able to help you someday." The lion was tickled at these words.
　　
　　He thought, "How could this little mouse help me?" However he lifted up his paws and let him go.
　　
　　A few days later, the lion was caught in a trap.
　　
　　The hunters wanted to take him alive to the king, so they tied him to a tree, and went away to look for a wagon.
　　
　　Just then the little mouse passed by, and saw the sad lion.
　　
　　He went up to him, and soon gnawed away the ropes. "Was I not right?" asked the little mouse.

獅子與報恩的老鼠
　　
　　●獅子睡着了，有隻老鼠在他的周圍爬上爬下，很快吵醒了獅子，獅子很生氣，一把抓住了老鼠。
　　
　　●“饒了我吧，”老鼠請求說，“也許有一天我能幫上你的忙呢。”獅子覺得很好笑，他想：“這隻小老鼠怎麼能幫上我的忙？”但他還是擡起爪子放他走了。
　　
　　●不久，獅子被陷阱困住了。獵人們想將活獅子獻給國王，就把他捆在一棵大樹上，然後去找馬車。
　　
　　●這時，老鼠路過這裏，看到了絕望中的獅子。他走過去，很快啃斷了繩索，說：“我雖小，可是我也能幫上你的忙。”
　　
　　寓意: 有些朋友也許平時看似微不足道，但卻有可能在我們身處困境的時候提供巨大的幫助。