The children read the story - The Lion and the Mouse Fable.
Here are their retellings...
The Lion and the Mouse
One day the lion was sleeping and then a
mouse came along near the lion. Next the
lion woke up. Then he said to the mouse
“I’ve got you!” The mouse said, “Let go,
let go…I could help you one day.” The
lion roared so loud the trees fell down on top of the lion and the mouse said,
“That’s why you don’t roar…”. Then the lion got caught. The mouse came out and
helped him. Then the lion said, “thank you very much”.
(By Siena)
The Lion and the Mouse
The lion was asleep. The lion woke up. He caught him. The lion let him go. He got caught in the
net. The mouse came running and bit the net. The lion got saved.
(By Phoenix)
The Lion and the Mouse
Once upon a time there lived a lion and a
mouse. The mouse jumped onto the lion
and the lion woke up. He caught the
mouse. The mouse said, “Please let me
go. If you do, I will do what ever you
want.” The lion laughed with excitement
and let the mouse go. The lion then
walked away into a net!!! Roar and roar and roar! Suddenly a mouse appeared. “Help me, help me,” said the lion to the mouse. The mouse helped the lion by biting the
net. The lion said, “thank you”. And
they lived happily ever after.
(By Coby)
The Lion and the Mouse
One day a lion was sleeping. A mouse jumped on to the lion. Next the mouse said “Eeek, Eeek, do not eat
me. I will help you one day”. The lion
laughed his claws off. He laughed a long
time. “Watch out lion,” said the
mouse. The lion walked into a net. He cried. Then the mouse came. The mouse came
to help by nibbling the net. They are
the best friends now and they lived happily ever after.
(By Tui)
The Lion and the Mouse
One day a mouse ran on top of a lion. The
mouse was jumping on the lion. When the
mouse was jumping on the lion, the lion woke up. The lion caught the mouse. “Please, please,
let me go,” said the mouse. He let the mouse go and the lion walked into the
jungle laughing. But he did not see the
rubbish bag hanging on a branch. So he
walked into the net. The lion was screaming for help. But no one came to rescue the lion from the
net. So the mouse came to rescue the lion. So the mouse let the lion go. How did the mouse let the lion go? He nibbled a hole in the rubbish bag. So the lion came out of the rubbish bag. So they became good friends.
(By Claudia)
The Lion and the Mouse
First the lion was asleep. Then he woke up and got the mouse. “I’ve got you now. You can’t get out now…” said the lion. Then
the mouse said. “I could help you one
day…I could help you, real good”. Then the lion let him go. Next the lion got caught in a big trap and
the mouse helped the lion. The mouse
chewed the trap. Next the lion was
free. “Little people can help too” said
the lion. They lived happily ever after.
The end.
(By Mae)
The Lion and the Mouse
Once upon a time there lived a lion. A mouse crawled beside the lion. But the lion went “Got you” to the mouse and mouse
said “please let me go because I could help you one day”. “Oh, of course” and
the lion let the mouse go. He laughed
and laughed all night. But he did not
see the net in front and he walked into the net. The lion was in the net the whole entire
night until the mouse came to help. The
lion got out of the net. The mouse nibbled a hole in the net and the lion said
“Thank you” to the mouse.
(By Noah)
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Once upon a time there was a troll and a
small goat. The troll said, “I will eat
you up”.
(By Jaxten)
The Lion and the Mouse
Once upon a time there was a lion and a
mouse. The lion was asleep and snoring
away. Suddenly a quiet mouse sneaked
along and woke the lion up. The lion got
the mouse. The mouse said, “Let me
go! Let me go!” The lion let the mouse go. The mouse ran in his hole. The lion laughed and laughed. Then the lion
walked into the net. The mouse rescued
the lion. And they lived happily ever
after!
(By Grace)
The Lion and the Mouse
Today Miss Tamblyn read us a story. We enjoyed it. We did not say we hated it. The story was enjoyed. The story was all about the mouse and the
lion. It was a happy ending.
(By Faith)
The Lion and the Mouse
Once upon a time a mouse jumped on a
lion. It was pretending to be
asleep. Suddenly the lion jumped up and
grabbed the mouse. The mouse said,
“Please let me go. I’ll help you some
day”. “Ha-ha-ha” said the lion but he
let the mouse go. “Thank you” said the mouse.
Then the lion walked into the trap. “Help, help,” said the lion. The
mouse heard the lion and came to help the lion.
“I can open my mouth to chew the net open,” said the mouse. The mouse chewed and chewed. “Thank you” said the lion. “Your welcome” said the mouse.
(By Marlee)
The Lion and the Mouse
One day a mouse jumped on a lion. “Got you,” said the lion. “Eeeek, Eeeek,” said the mouse. “Please let me go, please let me go. One day I might help you” “Ha-ha-ha” laughed the lion. “A little mouse like you can’t help a big
lion like me”, said the lion. And the lion let the mouse go. After that the lion wasn’t looking where has
was going and he ran into a net. The
lion was caught. He roared and roared
until midnight and the mouse came. He bit
the net and in the morning the lion was out of the net. Little things can help big things.
(By Anton)
The Lion and the Mouse
Once upon a time there was a lion and a
mouse. The lion was sleeping. The mouse jumped on to the lion. The lion woke up. The lion got the mouse. He let the mouse
go. The lion walked into a net and got
stuck. So the mouse chewed through the
net. The lion was free. The lion and the mouse became friends.
(By Ethan)
The Lion and the Mouse
One day a lion was sleeping soundly. A mouse jumped right beside the lion!! When
the mouse went home the lion was trapped in a net. The mouse helped the lion escape. The end.
(By Joe)
The Lion and the Mouse
Once upon a time there was a lion and a
mouse. The mouse had crawled on to the
lions back. The lion caught the
mouse. He let him go. He laughed and laughed because he thought it
was funny. Then the lion went into a trap. “Help” went the lion. Then the mouse came to save the lion. He said “Thank you, mouse”.
(By Maisie)
The Lion and the Mouse
One day a mouse jumped on a lion and the
lion said, “I’ve got you.” The mouse said,
“Please don’t eat me.” The lion let the
mouse go. The lion walked into a
net. The lion roared. The mouse came back. “I can help you,” said the mouse. The mouse chomped through the net. The mouse and the lion became best of
friends.
(By Alex)
The Lion and the Mouse
The lion was sleeping. A mouse jumped on to the lion.
(By Ella)
The Lion and the Mouse
The lion got trapped. The mouse came. The mouse bit the net. The lion go out of the
net.
(By Keo)
The Lion and the Mouse
Once upon a time there was a lion. He was asleep. A mouse jumped on the lion. “Roar!” the lion woke up. He caught the mouse. “Got you,” said the lion. Then he let the
mouse go. Next the lion got caught in
the net. “Roar, roar,” went the
lion. Then the mouse came to his
rescue. He opened his mouth and started
to chew. He made a big hole. “Thank you” said the lion. They became best of friends and they lived
happily ever after.
(By Nico)
The Lion and the Mouse
The mouse got trapped from the lion. Then the lion let the mouse go. Then the lion got trapped in the net. Next the mouse helped the lion to become free. Then the lion said “you can help a big lion”.
(By Arika)
The Lion and the Mouse
Once upon a time a lion let go of a
mouse. Then the lion got stuck in the
net. The lion yelled, “Help, help.”
So the mouse chewed through the net.
The lion and the mouse became friends.
(By Mexi)
The Lion and the Mouse
Once upon a time there lived a lion and a
mouse. One day the mouse was too
loud. Then the lion found him and caught
him. “Got you,” said the lion.
“Help, help,” said the little mouse. “Stop that noise,” said the lion. Then the lion let him go. Then the lion went back to bed, but then he
did not know that there was a net. He
walked right into it. “Roar, roar,” said
the lion. “I will help you,” said the
mouse. “Thank you” said the lion. “Let’s be friends,” said the mouse. “Ok” said the lion.
(By Asher)
