英语学习小故事ShortStoriesforKidsTheLionandtheMouse

Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him. This soon awakened the lion, who placed his huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow him.

有一次，丛林之王狮子睡着了，一只小老鼠开始在他身上跑来跑去。这很快就惊醒了狮子，狮子把他的大爪子放在老鼠身上，张开他的大嘴巴要把它吞下去。

"Pardon, O King!" cried the little mouse. "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days!”

“国王啊，请原谅！”小老鼠叫道这次请原谅我。我永远不会重复，也永远不会忘记你的好意。谁知道呢，也许有一天我能帮你一个大忙！”

The lion was so tickled by the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted his paw and let him go.

一想到老鼠能帮助狮子，狮子就觉得好笑，于是举起爪子放了它。

Sometime later, a few hunters captured the lion, and tied him to a tree. After that they went in search of a wagon, to take him to the zoo.

过了一会儿，几个猎人抓住了狮子，把他绑在一棵树上。之后，他们去找一辆马车，带他去动物园。

Just then the little mouse happened to pass by. On seeing the lion’s plight, he ran up to him and gnawed away the ropes that bound him, the king of the jungle.

就在这时，小老鼠碰巧路过。一看到狮子的困境，他就跑到狮子跟前，咬断了绑着丛林之王的绳子。

"Was I not right?" said the little mouse, very happy to help the lion.

“我说的不对吗？”小老鼠说，很高兴能帮助狮子。