A Wonderful Story!

[Janet]

I saw this and wanted to bring it here to share...

A mouse looked through the crack

In the wall to see the farmer And his wife open a package.

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 mainingredient.

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 her 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 you, 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.

[HALEY]

oh Janet i love it, never read that one before, very smart mouse

[DianaB]

That was an awesome story! This one is definitely made to be shared. Thanks!!!

[judy]

That is beautiful!