A long time ago, there lived a king. Every year, he would spend a lot of money building his palace. One day, the king had a new________ and he said to his men, “This year, I will build the best ________ in the world. It should be praised (称赞) within my kingdom, and by the people of neighboring states.”

After building his palace, the king ________ noblemen (贵族) from his kingdom, as well as from neighboring states to come. And he asked them to give their ________ about the palace.

The king wanted to know why the man was ________ when someone else was praising his palace. He walked up to the man and asked, “Hello, young man. You keep silent. Is there anything wrong with my palace?” The man smiled and replied in a calm voice, “Your Majesty! Your palace is strong and will ________ hundreds of years or even longer. It is beautiful but not perfect. Many of your people are still suffering a ________ life, though your palace looks wonderful. Because of that, I am silent.”

The king listened to the young man’s opinion quietly. Then he ________ the wise man for his honest words and said he would never try to rebuild his palace again. Instead, he used the money to ________ the people in need.

One day, a little mouse ran across the face of a sleeping lion and woke him up.

The lion was very __________. Suddenly, he put out his __________ and caught the mouse with the paw. “You woke me up,” he said. “I will now __________ you.” “Please... don’t...,” the mouse begged. “__________ you let me live, I promise I will help you one day.” The lion __________. He couldn’t think __________ a small mouse could ever do to help him, but he said, “Very well. I will let you go this time. __________ don’t wake me up again. ”

A year __________, the lions fell into __________ dug by a hunter. The hunter then tied him up with __________. The lion tried to __________, but he could not. He roared and roared.

The mouse __________ the lion and ran to see what was wrong. He saw the lion tied up in ropes. The lion could not move. He was crying. He begged for help.

The mouse spoke to the lion, “Do you still __________ me? You let me free a year ago. Now I can __________ the favor.” The mouse began to cut into the ropes with his teeth. The lion got out of the ropes, and climbed out of the hole. He was free. The lion didn’t laugh at the mouse. He knew that even the __________ mouse could help others.

Size is not the most important. Don’t judge a person by his body type.