retoldbyEmilyKavickyillustratedbyDaniJonesretoldbyEmilyKavickyillustratedbyDaniJonesCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-350496-XISBN13:978-0-15-350496-9OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350333-5(Grade3Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350333-7(Grade3Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357483-6(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357483-2(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706TheLionandtheMouseOneday,alittlemousewasskippingthroughavastjungle.Themousedidnotrealizethatanenormouslionwassleepingnearby.Asthemouseskippedby,thelionreachedoutandcaughtthelittlemouse.3“Iamgoingtoeatyou,littlemouse,”exclaimedthelion.“Oh,pleasedon’teatme,”beggedthelittlemouse.Theliondecidedthatthemousewasn’tbigenoughtomakeagoodmeal.Heletthemousego.Afewdayslater,thelittlemouseoverheardagreatroaranddiscoveredthelioncaughtinsomeropes.4“Ihavebeencaughtbyahunter.Pleasehelpme!”criedthelion.Thelittlemousesaid,“Yousetmefree,soIwillhelpyou.”Thelittlemousejumpedontopofthelionandchewedaparttheropes.Theropesfellaway,andthelionwasfree.5Thelionshookofftheropesandgrabbedthelittlemouse.Foramoment,themousewasafraid,butthegratefullionhuggedthemouseinhisbigpaw...
