The lion and the rat
Once a lion was sleeping beneth the tree. A rat was living nearby. He came out and jumped at the lion. The lion woke up with rage and caught the rat. The lion was to kill the rat. The rat begged for the mercy and said, "If you forgive me, I may be of some service to you." The lion took piety and compassion on him and let him out. The next day the same lion was caught in the net. The lion tried hard to set him free or get freedom but all his effort fell flat. Suddenly he heard the lion roaring and when the rat reached near he saw the lion trapped in the net. At once the rat set about gnawing the net. In few minutes the lion was free. The lion was indebted to the rat and made his way.
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Great story, this is one I know too!
At the beginning you said "He came out and jumped at the Lion."
This would sound better if you said "He came out of his home"
This sentence also sounds funny "The Lion woke up with rage."
We would probably say something like "He woke up angry."
Be careful when useing the articles "a" and "the."
Use "the" when you are talking about something in particular, use "a" when you are talking about something more general. If the Lion was sleeping under any tree or caught in any net then say " Once a lion was sleeping under a tree." or " The next day the lion was caught in a net."
I'm not sure what you mean in the last sentence when you say the lion "made his way."
Maybe you meant to say they went their seperate ways?
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The lion and the rat
Once a lion was sleeping under a tree. A rat lived nearby. He came out and jumped at the lion. The lion woke up with rage and caught the rat. The lion was about to kill the rat. The rat begged for the mercy and said, "If you forgive me, I may be of some service to you." The lion took pity on him and let him go. The next day the same lion was caught in a net. The lion tried hard to set himself free but his efforts were in vain. Suddenly, the rat heard the lion roaring and ran to him. When the rat reached the lion, he saw that he was trapped in the net. At once the rat set about gnawing the net. In a few minutes the lion was free. The lion was indebted to the rat and made his way. (?)
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