1、The Lion and the Mouse The Lion and the Mouse The Lion and the Mouse It is a peaceful afternoon in the forest. Mr. Lion is very sleepy.Lion:What a peaceful afternoon!I am very sleepy.Uh(yawns)I will take a nap now.Mr. Lion falls asleep. Three little mice play near Mr. Lion.Mickey: Come on, lets play
2、!Minnie: Okay.What game shall we play?Jerry:How about hide-and-seek?Mickey: Great idea!Mickey: But who will be “IT”?Jerry:Lets do Rock, Paper, Scissors.Mickey: Fine.Mickey: Rock, Paper, Scissors.Minnie: Rock, Paper, Scissors.Jerry:Ah ha!Mickey, you are “IT”!Mickey: Okay.I will count to ten.You two h
3、ide.Minnie: Dont count too fast.Jerry:Lets hide!Minnie and Jerry look around for a good place to hide. Minnie hides under a leaf, but Jerry cant find a good place. He looks and looks.Jerry:I cant find a good place.Mickey: eight, nine, ten.Come out, come out!Wherever you are!Ah ha! I found you, Minni
4、e.Come out!Jerry:Oh, no!I better hide right now.Hey, this looks like a good place.Its really soft.Jerry climbs up and hides. But he doesnt know that he is on top of Mr. Lions head.Mickey: Where are you, Jerry?Minnie: Come out!We cant find you!Jerry:Ha, ha, ha!Here I am!Jerry shouts and wakes Mr. Lio
5、n.Lion:(roaring) GrrrWho is this?Who woke me up?Mickey: A LION!Minnie: Jerry, run!Jerry:A Lion?Jerry looks down and Mr. Lion looks up. Their eyes meet.Jerry:Oops!Jerry tries to run away, but Mr. Lion stops him.Lion:Stop there!Who are you?Jerry:I am just a little mouse.Lion:YOU woke me up?Jerry:It wa
6、snt on purpose.I was just playing.I didnt know.Lion:I am very angry.I am going to eat you!Jerry:I am very sorry, Mr. Lion.Please, forgive me.Lion:I dont care. I am still angry.You woke me. So I will eat you.Jerry:Please, wait!Please, dont eat me!Lion:Why not?I am hungry.Jerry:Because I am very small
7、.And I taste terrible.Please, let me go.Just this once.Lion:Perhaps you are right.You are very small.Jerry:Yes, yes.Let me go and someday I will help you.Lion:Ha, ha!That is so funny.How can a little mouse help me?I am the king of the forest.Jerry:I am small.But I am also very smart.I will help you
8、someday.I promise.Lion:Okay, okay. Just this once.You can go.But dont wake me up again.Then I will really eat you.Jerry:Thank you so much, Mr. Lion.You are so kind.I wont forget your kindness.Lion:Just leave e alone now.Im going back to sleep.UhMr. Lion lets Jerry go and falls back to sleep. A few d
9、ays later, Jerry is playing with his friends in the forest again. He hears Mr. Lion crying far away.Lion: (crying)GrrrJerry:Hey, Mickey.Did you hear something?Mickey: No.I didnt hear anything.Jerry:How about you, Minnie?Minnie: I dont know.Lion: (crying)GrrrJerry:I think its Mr. Lion.I think he is h
10、urt.I must help him.Jerry looks around the forest for Mr. Lion, but he cant find him.Jerry:Where are you, Mr. Lion?Cry out louder!Lion:Help!Anyone help!Jerry:There you are!I found you.But why are you in a net?Lion:A hunter caught me.He will be back soon.Call a big animal.Quickly!Jerry:Dont worry.I w
11、ill help you.Lion:How can you?You are so small.Jerry:I will chew up the rope.Just wait.Lion:Hurry, before the hunter comes back.Jerry keeps chewing the rope.Lion:Little mouse, your teeth must hurt.Jerry:Its okay.I want to help you.There, the rope is cut.Mr. Lion gets out of the net. Lion:Thank you, little mouse.Thank you for your help.Jerry:Thats okay.I said I would help you someday.Lion:You were right.You may be small, but you are also very smart.MORALDo not judge someone by their size. And, kindness is never wasted.
