A Short Bedtime Story: The Greedy And Foolish Mouse
Let greed never lead us
to do foolish things. This short story is about a greedy mouse and his foolish acts. Read
on to find out what happened.
A Short Bedtime Story: The Greedy And Foolish Mouse
Once upon a time in the
animal kingdom, lived a very greedy mouse. He never liked sharing things with
his friends.
One day, the greedy
mouse was moving around the land and he saw a basket full of corn. He wanted
the whole basket of corn for himself. He made a small hole in the basket and
forced himself in. he ate a lot of corn until his stomach ached. He was happy.
After he had eaten to
his full, he tried to leave the basket through the hole he made initially
before going in but couldn’t. he tried several times but couldn’t get through,
it then dawned on him that he was trapped.
He cried out for help
but no one could hear him. A few minutes later, a rabbit happened to be passing
by and heard the mouse crying. The rabbit went to see who it was.
“What is the problem my
friend?” the rabbit asked the mouse.
“While I was moving
around the land, I saw this basket of corn and made a little hole to eat the
corn in it. When I finished eating, I realized that I have eaten too much and
now I can’t make it out of the basket.” The mouse said.
The rabbit laughed at
him and said, “wait a little while till your stomach decreases, I think you
will go through.” The rabbit walked away.
The mouse was very sad
and decided to sleep. He passed the night in the basket. When he woke in the
morning, his stomach has decreased. He felt relieved and forgot all about
leaving the basket. He decided to eat more corn because he was hungry. He ate
until his stomach bulged again.
“Oh! I will have to wait
till tomorrow again to leave this basket, I am so greedy and foolish,” the
mouse said to himself.
The cat happened to be
passing around the area at the time, he picked up the smell of the mouse and
traced it back to the basket. He took the lid of the basket off and saw the
mouse.
“Oh what a sumptuous
meal,” the cat said.
He ate the mouse.
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