'One day I shall repay you for your kindness'.
With these words a rat makes a solemn promise to a lion who has allowed the tiny creature to escape from between his fearsome paws. But what can a little rat do to help a mighty lion, the King of the Jungle?

This La Fontaine fable has been simply retold and sumptuously illustrated by Brian Wildsmith, an internationally acclaimed picture-book writer and artist.