On a ridge above the Kalihari, Lion naps, until Mouse bumbles into him, willy-nilly, startling him awake. After a show of teeth, Lion is softened by Mouse’s pledge of loyalty and sets him free. When a cold moon brings a humbling lesson, Lion comes to recognize Mouse’s keen skill, and deeper kindness.
- ISBN: 9780545101479
- Author: Burkert, Rand
- Illustrator: Burkert, Nancy Ekholm
- Published: 2011 , Scholastic Inc.
- Themes: Aesop, fable, lion, moral, mouse
- Descriptors: Europe, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Greece, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 32