The Lion and the MouseOnce when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon awoke the lion that placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. 13. 14. "Pardon, O king," cried the little mouse, "Forgive me this time, I shall never forget it; perhaps I may be able to do you a good turn some of these days." The lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him. Then, he lifted up his paw and let him go. Sometimes later, the lion was caught in a trap. Some hunters, who wanted to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him in. Just then, the little mouse happened to pass by and see the sad plight in which the lion was. The little mouse went up to him and soon gnawed away. the ropes that bounded the king of the beasts. Soon after the little mouse had finished gnawing away the ropes, he asked the lion to run away.

soal!
1. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To entertain the readers
b. To persuade the readers that something should or should not be the case
c. To inform the readers about the events of the day which are considered news- worthy
d. To explain something

2. What is the moral value of the text?
a. Don't look at someone because of his clothes.
b. It is best for prepare for the days of necessity.
c. Common people may prove great ones.
d. United we stand, divided we fall.

3. Paragraph three mainly tells us that
a. the little mouse asked for forgiveness b. the hunters carried the lion alive to the king
c. the lion was tied to a tree by the hunters
d. the little mouse could prove that he could help the lion

4. Paragraph one tells about....
a. the lion ate the mouse
b. the mouse woke the sleeping lion
c. the lion let the mouse go
d. the mouse saved the lion

5. "Forgive me this time, I shall never forget it." What does the underlined word refer to?
a. The hunter
b. The lion
c. The mouse​