2. A Mouse with Gratitude Adapted from Aesop's Fables by Li, Chun-Fang Illustrated by Huang, Zhu and Lin, Zheng-Wei Translated by Hu, Mei-Ying

3. In the forest, there was a skinny little mouse named Sharpteeth. He always thought that he was so small that no one would care about a little one like him. Therefore, he only dared to run in the dark.

4. One day, when William, the lion king, patrolled his kingdom, he saw Ben, the cruel fox, fooling with Sharpteeth with his paws, intending to kill Sharpteeth.

5. William roared, “Don’t bully him! Let him go!” Ben was frightened. So he let Sharpteeth free.

6. “I will pay you back,” Sharpteeth said to the lion king gratefully. William sniffed, “Ha! A weak little mouse! You cannot save yourself, let alone paying me back.”

7. Ben, a cunning fox, kept searching for the right time to revenge. One day, Ben saw hunters setting traps. He hurried to William and persuaded him to destroy the traps. While the lion king was busy destroying a trap, Ben pushed him into the trap.

8. William was trapped by a net. He could not move at all. He could only roar and roar.

9. On hearing William’s roar, Sharpteeth hurried to the lion king. He cautiously gnawed a hole and he set the lion king free. So they became close friends.

10. Afraid of being revenged, Ben hurried to run away. Accidentally, he fell into another trap.

11. Ben was caught by the hunters. His skin was made into a beautiful scarf. Up to now, no one knows which country the scarf was sold to.

13. Questions and Discussions Part One 1.How many characters in the story and who are they? How are their personalities? 2.Why did the lion king save Sharpteeth when Ben was going to kill Sharpteeth? 3.How did Sharpteeth pay the lion king back? 4.What happened to fox Ben in the end of the story? Questions and Discussions Part One 1.How many characters in the story and who are they? How are their personalities? 2.Why did the lion king save Sharpteeth when Ben was going to kill Sharpteeth? 3.How did Sharpteeth pay the lion king back? 4.What happened to fox Ben in the end of the story?

14. Questions and Discussions Part Two 1.If you were the lion king, what would you do when you saw Sharpteeth, a mouse in danger? 2.If you were the mouse that received the help from the lion, what would you think? How would you pay him back? 3.In the story, what is the worthiest thing that the mouse did? 4.Who has been helping and taking care of you since you was small? Why? 5.How do you feel about receiving their helps and care? 6.To those who take care of you, what will you do to express your gratitude? Questions and Discussions Part Two 1.If you were the lion king, what would you do when you saw Sharpteeth, a mouse in danger? 2.If you were the mouse that received the help from the lion, what would you think? How would you pay him back? 3.In the story, what is the worthiest thing that the mouse did? 4.Who has been helping and taking care of you since you was small? Why? 5.How do you feel about receiving their helps and care? 6.To those who take care of you, what will you do to express your gratitude?

15. Questions and Discussions Part Three 1.Think. Who does the most chores at home? Why? 2.Do you often do the chores? Why? 3.What kind of chore can you do? 4.Who is responsible for doing the chores? Questions and Discussions Part Three 1.Think. Who does the most chores at home? Why? 2.Do you often do the chores? Why? 3.What kind of chore can you do? 4.Who is responsible for doing the chores?

17. The definition of gratitude: Be sensitive to good will of others and pay them back.

18. The thing I must accomplish: Treasure what I have now.

19. Benefit:Benefit: Being grateful encourages people to do good things, establishes mutual aid and highlights the lofty morals, all of which let our society progress and stay harmonic.

20. Proverb:Proverb: Always be grateful and life will be warmer.

21. Resource: the Moral Education Handbook of Taipei County Story: adapted from Aesop's Fables by Li, Chun-Fang Illustrators: Huang, Zhu and Lin, Zheng-Wei Translator: Hu, Mei-Ying Background Music: Guo, Xing-Yu / Mythia’s Magical Fingers / Children Mind Wind Music Company / issued in 2006