A lion prowling through the woods

In eager search of prey

By chance was caught within a net,

And could not get away.

He tried in vain to free himself

From this unpleasant house,

When, lo ! from out of its hole there crept

A tiny, little mouse.

It nibbled with its teeth so small,

The cords that formed the net,

Till, one by one, the strings gave way,

And free the lion set.

This shows that we should not despise

The humblest things that live,

The strongest may sometimes need

The help the poor man gives.