Lion and the Mouse

Module 5

This is a story about a mouse whose is caught by a lion and pleads for his life. The mouse pleads her case and asks the lion for her release. The mouse explains that one day the lion may need her help. The powerful lion does not ever believe he will need the assistance of a little mouse but he does let her go. One day the lion does need the little mouse assistance. The little mouse hears the lions mighty roar because he is trapped in a hunter’s net. The little mouse comes to his rescue and nibbles holes in the net to rescue the lion.


My Impression
I truly enjoyed reading the book “Lion and the Mouse”. It reminded me of the Aesop Fables The Lion and the Mouse. It is pretty much the same story but told by a different author. The illustrations in the book are great which adds a lot more to the story. I would recommend this book to the young and old because there is a great lesson in the story. Never judge a person or animal by their size.

How would I use this story in a lesson?

A skit would be perfect. The characters are the lion, the mouse and the hunter. Use the skit to show both sides of the story. The first skit is when the lion let the mouse go free and the second skit the lion would not let the mouse go free. Discuss to decide which skit should be the correct one and why?

Bibliography

Pinkney, Jerry. The Lion & the Mouse. New York: Little, Brown and for Young Readers, 2009. Print.