Once a lion, the king of the jungle was sleeping. Suddenly, he heard someone crying help. A little mouse was stuck between two rocks and couldn't get out. The lion moved the rock with its huge paw and caught the mouse.
"Please don't1me, my King!" said the little mouse. "If you let me go, I shall2forget your kindness! And maybe I can help you one day!" The lion3loudly. "You? A little mouse can help a big lion like me? Ha—ha!" He didn't believe it at all but he lifted his paw and let the mouse go.
The next day, a few hunters caught the lion with a huge4, and waited for a wagon to take it to the zoo.
Just then the little mouse5. On seeing the lion, he ran up to him and started to6the net with its teeth. With hard work, the lion was7"Was I not right?" said the little mouse, very8to help the lion.
As we can see: even a small9act is not a waste, so don't hesitate（迟疑） to give a10to someone in need.
