Mouse Deer and Tiger

Im quick and smart as I can be.

Try and try, but you cant catch me!
Mouse Deer sang his song as he walked through the forest.
He was looking for tasty fruits and roots and shoots.
Though he was small, he was not afraid. He knew that
many big animals wanted to eat him. But first they had to
catch him!
Then he heard something. Rowr!
There was Tiger!
Hello, Mouse Deer. I was ust getting hungry. !ow
you can be my lunch."
Mouse Deer didn#t want to be lunch. He looked
around and thought fast. He saw a mud $uddle.
I#m sorry, Tiger. I can#t be your lunch. The %ing has ordered me to
guard his $udding."
His $udding&" said Tiger.
'es. There it is." Mouse Deer $ointed to the mud $uddle. It has the
best taste in the world. The %ing doesn#t want anyone else to eat it."
Tiger looked longingly at the $uddle. I would like to taste the %ing#s
$udding."
(h, no, Tiger! The %ing would be )ery angry."
*ust one little taste, Mouse Deer! The %ing will ne)er know."
+ell, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so no one will
blame me."
,ll right, Mouse Deer, you can go now."
Mouse Deer ran -uickly out of sight.
Im quick and smart as I can be.
Try and try, but you cant catch me!
Imagine!" said Tiger. The %ing#s $udding!" He took a big mouthful.
Phooey! He s$it it out.
'uck! .gh! Bleck! That#s no $udding. That#s mud!"
Tiger ran through the forest. Rowr! He caught u$ with Mouse Deer.
Mouse Deer, you tricked me once. But now you will be my lunch!"
Mouse Deer looked around and thought fast. He saw a was$ nest in a
tree.
Mouse Deer and Tiger
I#m sorry, Tiger. I can#t be your lunch. The %ing has ordered me to
guard his drum."
His drum&" said Tiger.
'es. There it is." Mouse Deer $ointed to the was$ nest. It has the
best sound in the world. The %ing doesn#t want anyone else to hit it."
Tiger said, I would like to hit the %ing#s drum."
(h, no, Tiger! The %ing would be )ery angry."
*ust one little hit, Mouse Deer! The %ing will ne)er know."
+ell, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so no one will
blame me."
,ll right, Mouse Deer, you can go now."
Mouse Deer ran -uickly out of sight.
Im quick and smart as I can be.
Try and try, but you cant catch me!
Imagine!" said Tiger. The %ing#s drum!" He reached u$ and hit
it. Pow.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz. The was$s all flew out. They started to sting Tiger.
(uch! (och! /ech! That#s no drum. That#s a was$ nest!"
Tiger ran away. But the was$s only followed him! Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
(uch! (och! /ech!"
Tiger came to a stream. He um$ed in0splash!and stayed
underwater as long as he could. ,t last the was$s went away.
Then Tiger um$ed out. Rowr! He ran through the forest till he found
Mouse Deer.
Mouse Deer, you tricked me once. 'ou tricked me twice. But now you
will be my lunch!"
Mouse Deer looked around and thought fast. He saw a cobra! The
giant snake was coiled aslee$ on the ground.
I#m sorry, Tiger. I can#t be your lunch. The %ing has ordered me to
guard his belt."
His belt&" said Tiger.
'es. There it is." Mouse Deer $ointed to the cobra. It#s the best belt
in the world. The %ing doesn#t want anyone else to wear it."
Tiger said, I would like to wear the %ing#s belt."
(h, no Tiger! The %ing would be )ery angry."
*ust for one moment, Mouse Deer! The %ing will ne)er know."
+ell, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so no one will
blame me."
,ll right, Mouse Deer, you can go now."
Mouse Deer ran -uickly out of sight.
Im quick and smart as I can be.
Mouse Deer and Tiger
Try and try, but you cant catch me!
Imagine!" said Tiger. The %ing#s belt!" He started to wra$ it around
himself.
The cobra woke u$. Ssssssssssssss. It didn#t wait for Tiger to finish
wra$$ing. It wra$$ed itself around Tiger. Then it s-uee1ed him and bit
him. Sstt!
(oh! (w! 'ow! That#s no belt. That#s a cobra! Hel$! Mouse Deer!
Hel$!"
But Mouse Deer was far away. ,nd as he went, he sang his song.
Im quick and smart as I can be.
Try and try, but you cant catch me!
So friends, can you think what is the moral of this story
!hhhhhh... the moral of this story is we must think and act fast and
smart when we are in troubles.... "ust as the mouse deer . To stay ali)e, it
must be -uick and smart.
2o.... remember... be -uick and smart... thank you for your $recious time
and see you soon...