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A MOUSE STORY
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naya said:
on September 26, 2008 06:14 PM ET
edited on February 5, 2009 08:08 AM ET
"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning.. "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me...I cannot be bothered by it."The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! "The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers."The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! "The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose." So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house ? like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught;In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever. Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for the funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them. The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness. So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern remember ~ when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.REMEMBER: EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.One of the best things to hold onto in this world is a "friend." |
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that is a beautiful story and so.so true. we are all a part of each others life in one way or another.and we are all affected by what happens to our friends and those around us.that is why the words that say love thy neighbor as you would yourself could never be more truthful.thanks for sharing such a touching story.
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Dear Naya, How apropo, when we all learn to put the other first, I think that is when we becme human(e). Your Friend with love and hugs....RaeDi
That is a wonderful story Nancy...a true friend will always be the one standing by your side through good times and bad....!
Debbie
that's a really good story! very effective way to convey the message that no man is an island
Very good story and very good antidote. It never ceases to amazed me when the politicans and the movie stars and the thiefs and murderers think they can do what they do as if they too donnot live in this world. I'm so glad for the friends I have here and the friends I've made during my life.
