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Once a lion lived in a forest. One hot summer day he lay asleep under a tree. By chance a

little mouse came there. It climbed up the
sleeping lion's back and began to jump. The lion

felt disturbed and woke up. He caught the

naughty mouse in his paws. He was about to kill
it when the mouse begged for mercy. The lion

took pity on the tiny creature and let it go.

After a few weeks the same lion was caught in a
net of a hunter. He tried hard but could not free

himself. He roared loudly with pain. The little
mouse heard his roars and came there. It saw

that the life of its friend was in danger. It began to gnaw the ropes of the net. Soon the lion

was free. He thanked the mouse for its timely help and went away.

Moral : Do good, find good.

2. The Vain Stag

A thirsty stag goes to a lake ______ sees his reflection ______ beautiful horns ______

feels proud ______ but curses God for giving him thin legs ______ suddenly hunter's
hounds appear ______ his ugly thin legs help him ______ outruns the hounds ______

but soon his horns get caught in a thorny bush ______ tries hard, but fails ______

hounds arrive ______ kill the stag.

Once there lived a stag in a forest. One day he felt

thirsty. He went to a stream to quench his thirst. By

chance he saw his reflection in the clear water. He
was very happy to see his shining horns. Just then

he saw his thin legs. He cursed God for giving him

such an ugly and thin legs.

Suddenly, the stag heard the barking of hounds. He

saw them appear from the far end of the forest. The

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