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A mighty lion and a tiny mouse live next to each other and are best friends. The only trouble is Lion thinks he is better than Mouse in every way. And he shows it. Until one day, Mouse is no longer there to listen to Lion’s boasting. When Lion comes face to face with his biggest fear he realises how much he needs and misses Mouse. But will Mouse listen to his calls and come to his rescue? Of course! And in a beautiful and inventive way.

《狮子和老鼠》也被称作《狮子和报恩的老鼠》，出自世界上最早的寓言故事集《伊索寓言》。这部作品原本的故事是这样的——狮子睡着了，有只老鼠跳到了他身上。狮子猛然站起来，把他抓住，准备吃掉。老鼠请求饶命，并说如果保住性命，必将报恩，狮子轻蔑地笑了笑，便把他放走了。不久，狮子真的被老鼠救了性命。原来狮子被一个猎人抓获，并用绳索把他捆在一棵树上。老鼠听到了他的哀嚎，走过去咬断绳索，放走了狮子，并说：“你当时嘲笑我，不相信能得到我的报答，现在可清楚了，老鼠也能报恩。”