狮子和老鼠 – 伊索寓言
森林里，一头狮子在大树下睡觉。一只小老鼠玩耍时爬到了它身上。狮子醒了，一把抓住小老鼠。
小老鼠求饶说：“大王，请放了我吧！说不定哪天我能帮助您。”狮子大笑：“你这么小，能帮我什么？”不过它还是放了小老鼠。
几天后，狮子掉进了猎人的网里。它越挣扎，网缠得越紧。它大声吼叫，整个森林都听得见。
小老鼠听到吼声，赶紧跑来，用尖尖的牙齿一根一根地咬断了绳子。狮子得救了。狮子说：“今天我才明白，谁都不应该被小看。”
道理 (Moral of the Story)
不要小看任何人，小小的朋友也能帮大忙。
English Summary
A lion catches a mouse but lets him go when the mouse promises to help someday. Later the lion is trapped in a hunter’s net, and the mouse gnaws through the ropes to free him. No one is too small to help. An Aesop fable.
生词 (Vocabulary)
- 狮子 (shīzi) – lion
- 老鼠 (lǎoshǔ) – mouse
- 猎人 (lièrén) – hunter
- 网 (wǎng) – net
- 绳子 (shéngzi) – rope
- 牙齿 (yáchǐ) – teeth
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