Once
[when
a
Lion
was
asleep]
a little Mouse
began
running up
and down {upon him}; / this
soon
wakened
the
Lion,
[who placed
his huge paw
{upon
him}, and
opened
his
big jaws
to swallow
(Inf. - Adverb to "opened") him
(DO of "to
swallow") ].
/ "Pardon, O King," cried[CNE]
the little Mouse:
/
"forgive me
this
time, /
I shall
never
forget
it:
/
who
knows
[but
what I
may
be able
to
do (Inf. -
Adverb to "able") you
(IO of "to
do") a
turn
(DO of "to do")
some {of these days}?"]
/ The
Lion
was
so
tickled
{at
the idea} {of the Mouse} being
(Gerundive
to "Mouse") able
(PA to "being")
to help
(Inf. - Adverb to
"able") him
(IO of "to help"), [that
he
lifted up
his paw and
let
him go
(Inf. - DO of "let"Note
#1).] /
Some
time{after}
the Lion
was
caught {in
a trap}, / and
the
hunters
[who
desired
to carry him
alive
{to the King},] tied
him
{to a tree} [while they
went
{in
search} {of a waggon} to
carry (Inf.
- Adjective to "waggon")
him
(DO of "to carry")
{on}.] / Just
then the little Mouse happened
to pass {by},
and
seeing
(Gerundive to "Mouse")
the sad plight
(DO of "seeing") [{in
which} the Lion
was,]
went up {to
him} and
soon
gnawed
away
the ropes
[that
bound the
King
{of the Beasts}.]
/
["Was
I
not right?"]
said the
little Mouse.
/
Little
friends
may
prove great
friends.
/
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