Question

Read the fable and determine its theme. In a paragraph of three to five sentences, use evidence from the story to support your identified theme. A Lion asleep in his lair was woken up by a Mouse running over his face. Losing his temper he seized it with his paw and was about to kill it. The Mouse, terrified, piteously entreated him to spare its life. "Please let me go," it cried, "and one day I will repay you for your kindness." The idea of so insignificant a creature ever being able to do anything for him amused the Lion so much that he laughed aloud, and good-humoredly let it go. But the Mouse's chance came, after all. One day the Lion got entangled in a net which had been spread for game by some hunters, and the Mouse heard and recognized his roars of anger and ran to the spot. Without more ado it set to work to gnaw the ropes with its teeth, and succeeded before long in setting the Lion free. "There!" said the Mouse, "you laughed at me when I promised I would repay you: but now you see, even a Mouse can help a Lion."

Answer 1

In the previous fable the lion represents the pride of the big people, which in today's society could be represented through people with money and power (however, not always the people with the previous qualities are proud and despise the others, but can be used as a metaphor for the current reality) while the mouse represents the humility that exists in the small selfless acts we do.

The main theme of this fable is the appreciation that must be given to others, regardless of whether it is big, small, rich or poor we are all important and have skills that can serve others.

The proud lion fell into a trap and was trapped under the hunter's net. A small mouse promised to help him, but the lion laughed at the small size of the mouse. With patience and skill, the mouse released the lion by biting the ropes until they were broken, showing the lion that we are all important.