This story begins with a group of lion cubs playing in the sun. Once the sun becomes too hot, they all lay down for a nap. While one lion cub is napping, a mouse runs over his paw and wakes him up. The mouse is fearful the lion will harm him, but the lion shows kindness to the mouse even though he views the mouse as "below him". The mouse promises that if the lion is ever in need, he can call on the mouse and the mouse will repay the kindness shown to him. The lion laughs at this, for how could a little mouse ever help a great lion. Many years later, the lion gets caught in a trap. All the other animals try to help, but there is nothing they can do. The mouse gets there and offers to help, yet the lion still doubts the mouse. The mouse chews through the rope and sets the lion free. After this, the lion promises always to help the mouse.
I think this is a great book for me to use in the classroom. I think this book would be really good for kindergarten and first grade. We could talk about how even though the students are still young there are different ways they can help the people around them. This could also be used to talk about showing kindness to everyone.
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