We must be kind toward the animals. They are our co-inhabitants. This is the story of a rat who met a lion and started playing with him. Let's read this rat and lion story with great interest and learn some new words and sentence patterns.

1. Babu Appat
The Lion and the Mouse

2. I will tell you the story of a lion and a
mouse
A lion was once sleeping
in the jungle when a
mouse started running
up and down his body
just for fun.

3. Mouse ran over the body of the liion.
His sleep got disturbed. He became
angy.
This disturbed the
lion’s sleep, and he
woke up quite
angry.
You continue learning.
Don't go to play like the
mouse

4. Never act silly. Be serious. Don't play
with senior people.
He was about to eat the
mouse when the mouse
desperately requested the
lion to set him free.
A good study room and good study table

5. Plead = argue in the court, request repeatedly and meekly
“I promise you, I will be of great help to
you someday if you save me.”
THE LITTLE MOUSE
PLEADED TO THE LION
Go for some fun like this to make study
more enjoyable

6. You also should be confident. Learn
your lessons properly. Think about
the facts you learned today.
Recapitulate. Be prepared for
tomorrows.
The lion laughed at the
mouse’s confidence
and let him go.
Write everyday
Type the things you learn and
keep a soft-copy of it.
Listen to your teacher, carefully.

7. One day, a few hunters came
into the forest and trapped
the lion. They tied him up
against a tree.
Be kind to all animals. Never hurt any animal.
Elephants, lions, squirrels, butterflies, fishes, crows, sparrows,
cranes, rats, hares, tortoises, frogs, cows, buffalos...

8. The lion was
struggling to get
out and started to
whimper
Catching animals is not good.
Never trap an animal
Minimise your wastes. Properly dispose wastes.
Feed those stray dogs and cats
Preserve the environment. Minimise the usage of
plastic. Walk whenever you can, don't use vehicles,
as far as you can.
You must love the earth you live
upon

9. Refer to agood dictionary, learn the
spelling, write it down in your journal and
listen to the pronunciation, practice
pronouncing it proeprly. Do it on your own.
Practice
Pronouncing
Properly.

10. The best preparation for
good work tomorrow is
to do good work today.
ELBERT HUBBARD

11. Have you learned to sing the "There's a rat; the rat is on a mat'
lines? Oh, sorry, There’s a CAT…
Do you have rats in your house? What do
you do with them?
THE PLURAL OF MOUSE IS
MICE, LIKE LOUSE IS LICE
Go for some fun like this to make study
more enjoyable
Add FUN to your learning

12. Soon, the mouse walked past
and noticed the lion in trouble.
Walked past= happened to go by that way = അത് വഴി കടന്നു പ ോയി,

13. Quickly, he ran and gnawed on
the ropes to set the lion free.

14. Both of them sped off
into the jungle.
A friend in need is a friend indeed
Sped,
Jungle
Sped = past tense of speed (v) and
Jungle = Forest, Sped off = ഓടിപപോയി,
പവഗത്തിൽ കടന്നു കളഞ്ഞു.

15. A small act of kindness can go a long way.
Moral of the Story

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