The Old Mouse
I read the book Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel tonight and some of the stories are so funny I just have to share them. This one is a parable teaching us to be nice to children.
The Old MouseÂ
There was an old mouse who went for a walk every day. The old mouse did not like children. When he saw them on the street he would shout, “Go away, horrid things!”
One day the old mouse was taking his walk. All at once, his suspenders broke, and his pants fell down. Some ladies came by. “Help, help!” cried the old mouse. But the ladies screamed, “Your pants have fallen down!” And they ran away.
The old mouse ran home and cried, “Help me!” But his wife only said, “You look silly in your underwear.,” and gave him a hit on the head.
The old mouse began to cry. Some children passed by. “Poor old mouse,” they said, “we will help you. Here is some chewing gum. It will hold your pants up very well.”“Look!” cried the old mouse. “My pants are up! This chewing gum is great. These pants will never fall down again!”
Those pants never did fall down again. And after that, the old mouse was always kind to children when he went for his walk.
Who would have thought to use chewing gum to keep their pants up. Children are so resourceful.
mike l wrote:
i like that his wife “gave him a hit on the head.”
i like the vid/doc on web 2.0- i’ve never really had a clear picture of what it meant, but that helped a lot.
Posted 14 Feb 2007 at 5:29 am ¶