Once, a lion was asleep and a mouse ran all along his body. The lion awoke with a start, seized the mouse and was about to eat him, when the mouse begged him to spare his life, promising that he would repay the favour. The lion was so amused at this that he let the little fellow go. Not very long afterwards, the mouse was able to return the favor. For, as a matter of fact, some hunters caught the lion and tied him to a tree with a rope. The mouse heard him groaning, ran up and gnawed through the rope until the lion was free. "You see?" squeaked the mouse. "Not long ago you mocked me when i said i would return your favor. But now you can see that even mice are grateful!" Moral of the story: Little friends may prove great friends, why not have more friends?