The little mouse gnawed away at the ropes and the lion was able to escape just as the hunters were returning with the cage. "I told you I would repay you someday," smiled the mouse in triumph. Even a mouse can help a lion. Guide Questions: 1. What made the lion fall skip after a big meal? 2. What kind of animal did this lion catch? 3. What did the lion desire to do with the mouse? 4. Why did the mouse make promise to the lion? 5. What persuaded the lion to believe the mouse's promise? 6. What did the mouse do to repay the lion's kindness? 7. If you were the mouse, would you keep your promise to the lion? Why? 8. What is the tone of the story? 9. What mood is conveyed in the story? 10. What do you think is the writer's purpose in writing the story?
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. The lion is already full and he no longer need another meal
2. A small mouse
3. Eat it
4. So the lion won't eat him
5. Because he's full and don't want another meal
6. The mouse helped the lion escaped from the hunters
7. Yes, because not keeping it is bad and is like lying. Besides, I don't want the lion to eat me when he randomly saw me in the wild, still not repaying him like what I promised.
8. Sympathetic
9. Cheerful
10. To entertain