Good morning to the honourable judges, time keeper, teachers and fellow
friends. I’m standing here to tell my story entitled
THE LION AND THE MOUSE
Once upon a time, there lived a lion who ruled the forest. One day after eating
his meal, the lion fell asleep under a tree. A little mouse saw him and thought it
would be fun to play on him. He began running up and down on the sleeping
lion. He ran up the tail and slid down the tail.
The lion woke up angrily with a loud roar. He grabbed the mouse with his huge
paw. The mouse struggled but could not escape. The lion opened his big jaws
to swallow the mouse. The mouse was very scared.
“Oh King, I am very scared. Please don’t eat me. Forgive me this time. Please let
me go.”
“I shall never forget it and maybe one day I can help you.” pleased the mouse
The lion was so amused by the idea of the mouse being able to help him. Then,
he lifted up his paw and let him go.
“Thank you King. I will never forget your kindness.” said the mouse.
“You are lucky my friend that Ijust ate. Now go but don’t mess with me again.
Or I will make a meal of you.”said the lion angrily.
A few days later, the lion was roaming in the jungle. Hunters set a trap to catch
the lion. The hunter hid behind the tree waiting for the lion to approach the
trap. As he did, the hunters pulled the ropes and caught him in the net.
Roar! Roar!Roar!
The lion started to roar loudly and tried to escape but the hunters fastened the
net and they went back to the village to bring a cart to transport the lion.
The lion was still roaring loudly. All the animals including the mouse heard the
roar.
“The king is in trouble. I must return the favor.” said the mouse. He ran fast and
soon reached the lion.
“ Don’t worry my king. I will set you free.” said the mouse. He climbed up the
trap and used his sharp little teeth to bite through the ropes.
Finally he freed the lion from the trap. The lion realized that even a little mouse
can be a great helper.
“Thank you little mouse. I will never trouble you again. Live happily in my
forest. You saved the king’s life. Now you are the prince of this forest.” thanked
the lion.
“ Thank you King. Bye. See you soon.” said the mouse.
“ Where are you going? Don’t you want to play on me and slide down my tail? “
ask the lion.
Haa! Hurray!hurray!
The mouse started jumping on his back and slid down his tail.
After a while, the hunters came back with a big cart to carry the lion.
The lion and the mouse saw them and started running towards them. The lion
gave a big roar. The hunters were terrified and ran away back to the village.
The lion and the mouse became friends forever and lived happily ever after in
the forest.
The moral of this story is love and kindness are never wasted. Saiz doesn’t
matter.
