A mouse looked through the crackin the wall to see the farmer andhis wife open a package.What food might this contain?"The mouse wondered - - -he was devastated to discover itwas 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 concernto you, but it is of no consequenceto me. I cannot be bothered by it."The mouse turned tothe pig and told him,"There is a mousetrap in the house!There is a mousetrap in the house!"The pig sympathized, but said, I amso sorry, Mr.Mouse, but thereis nothing I can do about it but pray.Be assured you are in my prayers."The mouse turned tothe 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 skinoff my nose."So, the mouse returned to thehouse, head down and dejected,to face the farmer's mousetrap . . .alone.That very night a sound was heard throughoutthe house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catchingits prey.The farmer's wife rushed to seewhat was caught. In the darkness,she did not see it was a venomoussnake 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 feverwith fresh chicken soup, so thefarmer took his hatchet to thefarmyard for the soup's mainingredient.But his wife's sickness continued,so friends and neighbors came tosit with her around the clock.To feed them, the farmerbutchered 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 toprovide enough meat for all of them.The mouse looked upon it all fromhis crack in the wall with great sadness.So, the next time you hear someoneis facing a problem and think itdoesn'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 outfor one another and make an extraeffort to encourage one another.REMEMBER. . . . . .EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREADIN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY;OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.One of the best things to holdonto in this world is a FRIEND ! ! !Who is your friend?
Dear Iza!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful and instructive story with us.
I've just get caught on it accidentally,and I'm glad I'd read it.
It points out good:We are all involved in this journey called life.
(For the actuality of the story:I could put the Haity people in the place of the mouse,who is barely ignored by everybody being all right at the moment.)
I enjoyed it very much.
Monika^__^
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Thank you for sharing this wonderful and instructive story with us.
I've just get caught on it accidentally,and I'm glad I'd read it.
It points out good:We are all involved in this journey called life.
(For the actuality of the story:I could put the Haity people in the place of the mouse,who is barely ignored by everybody being all right at the moment.)
I enjoyed it very much.
Monika^__^