Traditional
The Lion and the Mouse
A fable from Ancient Greece
The Lion and the Mouse, told by Remco Heijmans
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Story
When a mouse accidentally wakes a sleeping lion, the mighty beast traps it with his paw. The mouse begs to be freed and eventually the lion agrees. Later, the lion becomes entangled in a hunter’s net. Can the mouse return his good deed?
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Why we chose it
Stories of the weak helping the strong – or the weak defeating the strong – are common in many story telling traditions and this is one of the best known.