The Lion and the Mouse Fable

The Lion and the Mouse

Comprehension-2

Read the story to answer the questions.

One day, a lion was asleep in the wood. A mouse came along. The mouse didn’t see the lion and ran across the lion’s nose. The lion woke up. He was cross with the mouse. “You woke me up!” he roared.

The mouse was scared. “Please let me go!” said the mouse. “If you let me go, I will repay you one day!” “You are funny!” said the lion. “How could a mouse help a lion?” The lion laughed and let the mouse go home.

Some days later, the lion was caught in a hunter’s net. He couldn’t get out. The lion roared in anger. The mouse heard the lion and ran to the net.

The mouse saw the lion and had an idea. She chewed on the net until it broke and the lion fell out. The lion was free. “Even a mouse can help a lion!” said the mouse. From that day, the mouse and the lion became friends.

A kindness is never wasted.

Multiple Select

Who are the characters in the story? Tick two.

• a mouse

• a badger

• a fox

• a lion

Multiple Choice

Why did the lion wake up? Tick one.

• The mouse ran across his nose.

• He was hungry.

• It was morning.

Multiple Choice

Why was the mouse scared? Tick one.

• She didn’t like lions.

• She thought the lion would eat her.

• The lion surprised her.

Multiple Choice

How did the mouse help the lion? Tick one.

• She brought him some food.

• She sang a song to cheer him up.

• She chewed through the net to let him go.

Multiple Choice

What is the message in the story? Tick one.

• Look where you are going.

• A kindness is never wasted.

• Listen to others.