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一只老鼠从一头狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠可怜地哀求说:“只要您肯饶恕我这条小命，我将来一定会报答您的大恩。”狮子便笑着放了它。 后来没多长时间，狮子被几个猎人捉住了，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，赶来用牙齿咬断绳索，放了它，并大声说：“您当时嘲笑我想帮您的忙，而且也不指望我有什么机会报答您的好心。但是您现在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也是能为狮子效劳的。” The Lion and the Mouse A lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger，he caught him and was about to kill him，when the Mouse piteously entreated，saying, “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness. ’The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters，who hound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse，recognizing his roar, came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed，“You ridiculed the idea of rny ever being able to help you，not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour；but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion. ’， |
