Leo the lion woke up one morning, stretched his paws, and opened his mouth to roar—but nothing came out!
He tried again, but only a squeaky sound escaped.
Worried, Leo walked through the jungle, asking his friends if they had seen his roar.
The monkeys shook their heads, the elephants flapped their ears, and the parrots chirped, “No roar here!”
Leo felt sad and sat under a shady tree, his tail curled around his feet.
Just then, a tiny mouse came by and squeaked, “Maybe your roar is just resting.”
The mouse told Leo a joke, and Leo laughed so hard that—ROAR!—his mighty sound came back!
From that day on, Leo smiled more, knowing laughter was just as powerful as a roar.