73. The Mouse
and the Lion
In a hot summer day, a
lion was sitting under the shade of a big tree. After some time he fell asleep.
Near by, there was a hole, in which there lived a mouse. When the lion was
sleeping, the mouse came out of its hole. Unaware of the lion's strength it
thought of waking the lion up by running over his body just for fun. Unfortunately,
the lion seized it in his strong paw. He was going to kill it when it begged,
“Spare me; someday I may repay your mercy." The lion was amused hearing
its words and let it go with a smile thinking how such a small mouse could help
him. But a day came, when the lion got into trouble. He got caught in a
hunter's net under that very tree. As a result, he started roaring loudly. On
hearing his roar, the mouse came out of its hole. This was the time to pay back
the lion's mercy. So, immediately it along with the other mice nibbled the
cords of the net and set the lion free.
Moral: Mercy never goes
unrewarded.
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