The mouse begs forgiveness and makes the point that such unworthy prey would bring the lion no honour. … Hearing it roaring, the mouse remembers its clemency and frees it by gnawing through the ropes. The moral of the story is that mercy brings its reward and that there is no being so small that it cannot help a greater.

What is the story of The city mouse and the Country Mouse?

In the original tale, a proud town mouse visits his cousin in the country. The country mouse offers the city mouse a meal of simple country cuisine, at which the visitor scoffs and invites the country mouse back to the city for a taste of the “fine life” and the two cousins dine on white bread and other fine foods.

What does city mouse mean?

(With allusion to one of Aesop’s fables) a town dweller, especially one who is unfamiliar with country life.