Mouse Story

[Joanne S]

Mouse Story ...

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
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.

I'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO
SHARE THIS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER HELPED
ME OUT
AND LET THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.

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.

Amen.

[Bill]

Wow, Jo, that is an awesome story. I tingled as I read it because it is so true. The wild part for me is this is my second time logging in to the site tonight, I had just planned to watch a movie and go to bed. The movie I watched was called "Midnight Clear", and it inspired me to get back on the site and post, and the first post I read was yours, and your story reflects the sentiment of the movie. Nikki would call that a "God Wink", for sure. Thanks, Love, Bill (If you watch the movie, give it a little time to develop, it's low budget, but a good message)

[lilyecuadorian]

hey I did copy and I will send to all my others friends ...is a nice story ......good message ...

[Joanne S]

Glad you guys enjoyed it!

Bill, Thanks for sharing. I will make a point to watch that movie.

Hugs,
J

[Believe51]

Just what the doctor ordered for me today. I loved it. And Bill, I will make a point to watch the movie in the next few days. Thanks to you both>>Believe51