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.
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!”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.
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.
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 her funeral, the farmer had the cow
slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.
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 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. Each of us is a vital thread
in another person’s tapestry.
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. Each of us is a vital thread
in another person’s tapestry.
Make
up your mind to be a blessing to someone or some people this season!
up your mind to be a blessing to someone or some people this season!
Cheer
up, you will succeed!!
up, you will succeed!!
Anonymous
