▸ 有一天yǒu yī tiān，一yī只zhī狮子shī zi在zài森林sēn lín里lǐ睡觉shuì jiào。

One day, a lion was sleeping in the forest.

▸ 突然tū rán，一yī只zhī小xiǎo老鼠lǎo shǔ不小心bù xiǎo xīn跑pǎo到dào了le狮子shī zi身上shēn shang。

Suddenly, a little mouse accidentally ran onto the lion's body.

▸ 狮子shī zi被bèi吵醒chǎo xǐng了le，非常fēi cháng生气shēng qì。

The lion was awakened and very angry.

▸ 一把yī bǎ抓住zhuā zhù了le老鼠lǎo shǔ。

He grabbed the mouse.

▸ 说shuō：“你nǐ竟敢jìng gǎn打扰dǎ rǎo我wǒ！我wǒ要yào吃掉chī diào你nǐ！”

He said, 'How dare you disturb me! I will eat you!'

▸ 老鼠lǎo shǔ吓得xià de发抖fā dǒu，小声xiǎo shēng说shuō：“求求qiú qiú你nǐ，放fàng了le我wǒ吧ba！”

The mouse trembled with fear and said softly, 'Please, let me go!'

▸ “我wǒ这么zhè me小xiǎo，不够bù gòu你nǐ吃chī一yī口kǒu。”

'I am so small, not enough for you to eat in one bite.'

▸ “如果rú guǒ你nǐ救jiù我wǒ，我wǒ将来jiāng lái一定yī dìng会huì报答bào dá你nǐ的de！”

'If you save me, I will definitely repay you in the future!'

▸ 狮子shī zi听tīng了le哈哈hā hā大笑dà xiào：“你nǐ这么zhè me小xiǎo，能néng帮bāng我wǒ什么shén me？”

The lion heard this and laughed, 'You are so small, what can you do?'

▸ 但dàn他tā觉得jué de老鼠lǎo shǔ可怜kě lián，最后zuì hòu还是hái shì松开sōng kāi了le爪子zhǎo zi，放走fàng zǒu了le它tā。

But he pitied the mouse and finally let it go.

▸ 过guò了le几天jǐ tiān，狮子shī zi不小心bù xiǎo xīn掉进diào jìn了le猎人liè rén设shè的de陷阱xiàn jǐng。

A few days later, the lion fell into a hunter's trap.

▸ 被bèi一yī张zhāng大dà网wǎng紧紧jǐn jǐn缠住chán zhù。

He was tightly entangled in a large net.

▸ 他tā拼命pīn mìng挣扎zhēng zhá，却què怎么zěn me也yě逃táo不bù出来chū lái。

He struggled desperately but couldn't escape.

▸ 这时zhè shí，小xiǎo老鼠lǎo shǔ听到tīng dào了le狮子shī zi的de吼声hǒu shēng。

At this time, the little mouse heard the lion's roar.

▸ 它tā赶紧gǎn jǐn跑pǎo过来guò lái，用yòng牙齿yá chǐ一点yī diǎn一点yī diǎn咬破yǎo pò了le网wǎng。

It quickly ran over and bit through the net bit by bit.

▸ 狮子shī zi终于zhōng yú得救dé jiù了le！

The lion was finally saved!

▸ 老鼠lǎo shǔ对duì狮子shī zi说shuō：“你nǐ看kàn，我wǒ说shuō过guò会huì报答bào dá你nǐ的de吧ba！”

The mouse said to the lion, 'See, I told you I’d repay you!'

▸ “即使jí shǐ小xiǎo动物dòng wù也yě能néng帮上bāng shàng大忙dà máng。”

'Even small animals can be of great help.'

▸ 狮子shī zi又yòu惭愧cán kuì又yòu感激gǎn jī，从此cóng cǐ再也zài yě不bù小看xiǎo kàn弱小ruò xiǎo的de朋友péng you了le。

The lion was ashamed and grateful, never again looking down on weak friends.

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