The Squirrel and The Lion
The Squirrel and The Lion
The Squirrel and The Lion
There was once a happy squirrel. He was always looking for nuts. He carried
them to his hiding place. Which was a hold in a tree.
Under this same tree, a lion used to come and rest every day after he had eaten.
The lion watched the squirrel. He could not understand why it looked so happy.
But he was too proud to speak to a simple little squirrel.
One day, the squirrel slipped and fell onto the lion. The lion was asleep at that
time. He was very annoyed at being woken up. The squirrel was very frightened.
“Forgive you? Ha…ha…ha…I should eat you instead!” said the lion.
“Oh, squirrel, I will let you go on one condition. Just tell me why you little animals
are always so happy. I don’t feel happy most of the time.”
“All right, all right.” said the squirrel. “But you must put me back on the tree
first.”
The squirrel quickly climbed up the tree. Then he said, “I am happy because I
have a good heart.”
“Oh, great lion, look at what you eat every day. You kill other animals but I only
eat nuts.”
The lion became angrier and wanted to eat the squirrel. The squirrel quickly ran
up the tree. He shouted at the lion. “Hey, Lion, remember, if you have a good
heart, you will be happy!”