The lion
wanted to know what was going on.
The mouse
asked the lion whether the lion could see the mouse.
The lion
asked the mouse who the mouse was.
The mouse
told the lion that she was the lion’s friend and asked the lion whether she
could help the lion.
The lion
said that he needed help, but he wasn’t sure how the mouse would be able to
help.
The mouse
told the lion not to worry and that she could gnaw the net.
The lion
asked the mouse why she wanted to help him and whether she was afraid of him
The mouse
replied that she wasn’t and that she was just a friend of his.