the story of lion and rat

Once upon a time,in a thick and dreadful forest,a lion was sleeping beneath the tree.Suddenly, a cheerful rat came to play for a while.There he saw a lion.Unknown to the dangers of lion,he climbed over the body of the lion and started playing with his whiskers.suddenly,the lion woke up and roared in anger.The rat was trembling in fear.Watching a trembling rat,the lion pitied him.The rat was ashamed for his deed and begged to be pardoned.He also promissed the lion that he will help him in his critacal times.The lion,in a mood of disgust smugged at rat ang left him alive.Then one day a group of hunters trapped the lion in a net.A poor lion roared for help.As soon as the rat came to know about the trapping of lion,he came with a few friends and cut thenet.In this way he saved the lion.After that incident,they remained friends forever.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY: 1.A friend in need is a friend indeed.2.Never underestimate anyone in your life because you never know how one can be helpful to others.