The Sad Tale of the Mindless Mice

Nine Mice

by Jack Prelutsky

Nine Mice on tiny tricycles 

went riding on the ice, 

they rode in spite of warning signs, 

they rode despite advice

The signs were right, the ice was thin, 

in half a trice, the mice fell in, 

and from their chin down to their toes 

those mice entirely froze.

Nine mindless mice, who paid the price, 

are thawing slowly by the ice 

still sitting on their tricycles 

…nine white and shiny micicles

etsy icicle micicles

Courtesy of Siddhant

INVISIBLE BOY

by Shel Silverstein

And here we see the invisible boy

In his lovely invisible house,

Feeding a piece of invisible cheese

To a little invisible mouse.

Oh, what a beautiful picture to see!

Will you draw an invisible picture for me?

Visible mouse charms available on etsy and eBay.

If Not for the Cat

by Jack Prelutsky

If not for the cat,

And the scarcity of cheese,

I could be content.

Cat and Mouse charm available on etsy.

The Sad Story of Little Bunny Foo Foo

Little bunny Foo Foo

Went hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said

"Little bunny Foo Foo

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head."

I'll give you 3 chances,

And if you don't behave, I will turn you into a goon!"

And the next day...

Little bunny Foo Foo

Went hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said

"Little bunny Foo Foo

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And 'bopping them on the head."

I'll give you 2 more chances,

And if you don't behave, I will turn you into a goon!"

And the next day...

Little bunny Foo Foo

Went hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said

"Little bunny Foo Foo

I don't want to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head."

I'll give you 1 more chance,

And if you don't behave, I will turn you into a goon!"

And the next day...

Little bunny Foo Foo

Went hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head

Down came the Good Fairy, and she said

"Little bunny Foo Foo

I don't wanna to see you

Scooping up the field mice

And bopping them on the head.

I gave you three chances and you didn't behave so...."

POOF!  She turned him into a Goon.

 And the moral of the story is: 

Hare today, goon tomorrow.

 

Bunny Foo Foo (in Goon and Non-Goon incarnations) is available on etsy, along with all those field mice and good fairies.

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The Lion and the Mouse ~ a CHARMed Aesop's Fable

Once upon a time, a Lion was taking his daily 23 hour nap. 

A small Mouse, figuring the Lion was out for the rest of the day and possible acting on a bet made by the other mice, began to run up and down the length of the Lion.

Contrary to what the mice were thinking, this woke the Lion, who was none too pleased.  He smacked his large paw upon the Mouse and opened his jaws, ready to consume the Mouse as an hors d'oeuvre.

The Mouse thought fast, and spoke up.  "Pardon, O great wise and wonderful King," he said.  "Please forgive my intrusion this one time, and I shall never forget your kindness.  And who knows?  Perhaps, one day, I will be able to do a life-saving favor for you!"

The Lion thought that highly unlikely.  But he also thought that a Mouse, straight up, didn't make much of a snack.  And he was amused at the idea that a scrawny Mouse would one day we able to help him.  Having thought these deep thoughts, the Lion lifted his paw, releasing the Mouse, who scampered back to his friends.

Not a week had passed, however, before the Lion, during his daily one-hour hunt, found himself caught in a trap.  The hunters who caught him, determined to carry a live lion back to their King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon for their triumphant march home. 

Try as he might, the Lion could not get free, and was sure his hours were numbered.  Just then, who should appear but the little Mouse.  When he saw the dire situation of the Lion, he leaped onto the trap and began to gnaw at the ropes. He gnawed and gnawed and gnawed until he had freed the King of Beasts.

The Lion was overcome with gratitude.  The Mouse merely shrugged.  "Told you so," he said.

Moral: Little friends may prove great friends.

Secondary moral: Mice make unpleasant hors d'oeuvres.

The Lion and the Mouse can be found here.

The Lion and the Mouse, as Told by Charms

An Aesop's Fable

Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. 

"Pardon, O King," cried the little Mouse: "forgive me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows but what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?" 

The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let him go. 

Some time after the Lion was caught in a trap, and the hunters who desired to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on. 

Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. 

"Was I not right?" said the little Mouse.

Little friends may prove great friends

You never know when you may need a lion or a mouse.

Imagining

By Shel Silverstein

You’re only just imagining

A mouse is in your hair.

You’ve got to stop imagining

That mice are everywhere.

I think you’re just imagining

To give yourself a scare,

But trust me dear, I wouldn’t lie:

There is no mouse up there.

There are, however, mice here.