Writer: Aarav Bellur  
Narrator: Vijaylaxmi S B
Editor: Keertishree Kulkarni

Once upon a time, there lived a lion and a mouse in a forest. One day, while the lion was asleep, the mouse climbed onto him and started playing, thinking he was a rock. What happens next? Find out in the story!

 Here are some ways to engage students using this story: 
1. Let students to draw what the mouse felt when it saw the “rock” was a tiger.    
2.Ask students  if they have ever made friends with someone different.   
3. Play “Freeze to Escape”: kids move when music plays and freeze when it stops.  

Theme(s): Kindness and caring
Click here for the story activity page.