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Task 2. I cut the phrases in half. Connect the two halves.
ran up his mane
grabbed the mouse
roared angrily
'How dare you wake me up!
disturbs my sleep
a naughty/terrified/tiny little mouse
let him go
Your Majesty
I did not mean to wake you
I promise I will be your friend
an absurd idea
made me laugh
the lion was caught
including the mouse
a hunter's trap
couldn't break free
became stuck in the net
the lion is in trouble
'Be patient, Your Majesty,'
'I'll free you in a minute
'It was my turn to help you
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Once, as a lion was sleeping, a naughty little mouse ran up his tail, and onto his back and up his mane and danced and jumped on his head so that the lion woke up.
The lion grabbed the mouse and roared angrily. 'How dare you wake me up! Don't you know that I am King of the Animals? Anyone who disturbs my sleep will die! I will kill you and eat you!'
The terrified mouse, shaking, asked the lion to let him go. 'Please don't eat me Your Majesty! I did not mean towake you. I was only playing. Please let me go - and I promise I will always be your friend. Who knows, maybe one day I could save your life?'
The lion looked at the tiny mouse and laughed. 'You save my life? What an absurd idea!' he said laughing. 'But you have made me laugh, so I will let you go.' And he let the mouse free.
'Oh thank you, Your Majesty,' cried the mouse, and ran away as fast as he could.
A few days later the lion was caught in a hunter's trap. He tried as hard he could, but he couldn't break free and became even more entangled in the net. He let out a roar that woke the forest. Every animal heard it, including the tiny mouse.
'My friend the lion is in trouble,' thought the mouse. He ran as fast as he could, and soon found the lion in the hunter's net. 'Bepatient, Your Majesty,' said the mouse. 'I'll free you in a minute!' And the mouse began biting through the net with his sharp little teeth. Very soon the lion was free.
'I did not believe that you could help me, little mouse, but today you saved my life,' said the lion. You are my friend, and I am yours.
'It was my turn to help you,' answered the mouse. Even the weak and small may one day help out those much stronger than themselves.
Adapted by Kisdobos from Aesop and Rohini Chowdhury.
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