The Lion and the Mouse
Imam Wahyudi
Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse started running up and down upon him. This soon made the Lion wake up then the Lion placed his huge paw upon the little Mouse and opened his big jaws to swallow him.
“Pardon, O King!” cried the little mouse.: Forgive me this time. I will never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. If you are in trouble I will help you.
The lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let him go. Sometime later a few hunters captured the King and tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on. Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight, in which the Lion was, run up to him and soon bit the ropes that bound the King of the Beats. “Was I not, right?” said the little Mouse, very happy to help the Lion.
Moral: Little friends may prove great friends
A. Answer these questions based on the text above?
1. Where did the lion fall asleep? ...................................................................
2. How did the lion feel when he knew there was a mouse running up and down upon him? ...................................................................
3. What did the mouse say? ...................................................................
4. Did the hunters capture the lion? ...................................................................
5. What did the mouse do then? ...................................................................
Vocabularies:
1. Asleep : tertidur
2. Huge : sangat besar
3. Paw : telapak kaki
4. Jaw : rahang
5. Swallow : menelan
6. Pardon : mohon maaf
7. Repeat : mengulang
8. Tickled : geli
9. Lifted up : mengangkat
10. Captured : menangkap
11. Tied : mengikat
12. Search : mencari
13. Wagon : gerobak
14. Pass by : lewat
15. Plight : menganyam
16. Rope : tali
17. Bound : mengikat
18. The King of the Beats : raja yang tak terkalahkan