Easy Arabic reading

The Lion and the Mouse in Arabic

الأسد والفأر

The Lion and the Mouse is a Easy-level Arabic reading text about kindness, gratitude and an unexpected friendship. Its fully vocalized Arabic helps learners read each word accurately, while the sentence-by-sentence English translation supports understanding. The story also includes optional Arabic audio, useful vocabulary, comprehension practice and a focused language point. It works well for independent reading, a short classroom lesson or shared practice with a parent.

Read the Arabic story with English translation

Read each Arabic sentence from right to left. Use the speaker button to hear the sentence, then check its English meaning underneath.

فِي أَحَدِ الْأَيَّامِ، كَانَ هُنَاكَ أَسَدٌ قَوِيٌّ نَائِمًا تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ.

One day, a strong lion was sleeping under a big tree.

مَرَّ فَأْرٌ صَغِيرٌ بِجَانِبِهِ، فَأَيْقَظَهُ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ.

A little mouse passed by him and woke him up.

غَضِبَ الْأَسَدُ وَأَمْسَكَ بِالْفَأْرِ، فَقَالَ الْفَأْرُ خَائِفًا: «أَرْجُوكَ، لَا تَأْكُلْنِي!»

The lion became angry and caught the mouse. The frightened mouse said, “Please, don't eat me!”

تَابَعَ الْفَأْرُ: «دَعْنِي أَذْهَبْ، وَسَأُسَاعِدُكَ يَوْمًا مَا!»

The mouse continued, “Let me go, and I will help you one day!”

ضَحِكَ الْأَسَدُ وَقَالَ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ لِفَأْرٍ صَغِيرٍ أَنْ يُسَاعِدَ أَسَدًا قَوِيًّا؟» ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ يَذْهَبُ.

The lion laughed and said, “How can a little mouse help a strong lion?” Then he let him go.

بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ، وَقَعَ الْأَسَدُ فِي شِبَاكِ صَيَّادٍ، وَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعِ الْخُرُوجَ مِنْهَا.

A few days later, the lion was caught in a hunter's net and couldn't get out.

سَمِعَ الْفَأْرُ صَوْتَ الْأَسَدِ، فَأَسْرَعَ إِلَيْهِ وَبَدَأَ يَقْرِضُ حِبَالَ الشِّبَاكِ بِأَسْنَانِهِ الصَّغِيرَةِ.

The mouse heard the lion's voice, rushed to him, and began gnawing through the ropes of the net with his little teeth.

وَبَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ، تَمَكَّنَ الْأَسَدُ مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ، فَقَالَ لِلْفَأْرِ: «شُكْرًا لَكَ يَا صَدِيقِي! لَقَدْ أَنْقَذْتَ حَيَاتِي!»

After a little while, the lion was able to escape. He said to the mouse, “Thank you, my friend! You saved my life!”

New Arabic words from the story

These words all appear in the story. Listen, repeat and find each one in the text above.

أَسَدٌ Lion
فَأْرٌ Mouse
شَجَرَةٌ Tree
صَيَّادٌ Hunter
شِبَاكٌ Net
حِبَالٌ Ropes

Reading comprehension questions

Choose one answer for each question. Your score updates after every first attempt.

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1. Where was the lion sleeping?

2. What did the mouse gnaw through?

3. What did the lion learn from the mouse?

4. Why did the lion thank the mouse?

Learn Arabic from this story

Adjectives follow the nouns they describe

مَرَّ فَأْرٌ صَغِيرٌ بِجَانِبِهِ، فَأَيْقَظَهُ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ.

A little mouse passed by him and woke him up.

The adjective صَغِيرٌ (little) comes after the noun فَأْرٌ (a mouse). The two words agree in gender, definiteness and case.

Another example: فَأْرٌ صَغِيرٌ — a little mouse

For parents and teachers

Preview the title and picture, then read or play each Arabic sentence slowly. Ask the learner to repeat it and point to words connected with animals, kindness and past-tense actions. Use the translation only when needed, practise recognizing the new words, and finish with the comprehension questions and one short oral retelling.

Questions about The Lion and the Mouse

What level is The Lion and the Mouse?

The Lion and the Mouse is marked Easy. The full tashkīl, English translation and sentence audio provide extra support for developing readers.

What can learners practise in The Lion and the Mouse?

Learners practise connected reading, listening, comprehension and vocabulary related to animals, kindness and past-tense actions.

How should this Arabic story be used?

Read one sentence at a time, listen to the audio, repeat the Arabic aloud, check the English only when needed, and then answer the questions from memory.

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