The mouse sat out in the open Shivering without a care Numb to the world around her Lost in a well of despair Indifferent to the dangers Oblivious to the delights Spark tamped down To a muted brown Darkness infusing the light For days and nights she stayed there Waiting only for the end to arrive Time ticked along as she shivered on Her only thought was to not be alive But the universe has a habit Of giving what we don’t know we need As the mouse was about to discover When that thing arrived at tremendous speed A bundle of fluff on four legs hurtling around the field Panting and yapping Padded paws slapping Joy unbounded and unconcealed It bowled her over into the hedgerow Snuffled and truffled her soft silky skin Her surprise turned to anger Who dared to disturb her?! And all at once, she could feel again The shock and the indignity Gave way to tears that were long held inside When the drops had all fled A load had been shed The mouse saw the world through new eyes Noticed the sunlight sparkle the dew The shadows long in the morning light Heard the comforting call Of birds at their squall Felt a spark deep inside her ignite The fluff ball sat there waiting Head cocked to the side with curiosity Sorry small mouse If it hurt when I pounced Would you like to play with me? This world is so exciting So much to discover and see But it would be even more fun If I had a friend to share it with me So the pup taught the mouse how to play And they played every chance that they had This most unlikely of beautiful friendships Helped lift the mouse when she felt sad Reminded her of the fun and the joy To be found on this big wide earth With the help of her friend the puppy The mouse rediscovered her mirth.
I’ve had the mouse at the back of my mind for a while but I wasn’t sure which direction her story was going to take. When I was walking to collect my son from school the other day there was a mouse shivering in the middle of the lane. As gently as I could I encouraged it into the hedgerow. Five minutes later when I returned with my son it was there again. Again we encouraged it back into the hedgerow. I popped out ten minutes later to check and there it was again. For a third time I encouraged it to safety. I haven’t seen the little mouse again, except in my imagination.
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Rae Cod’s Writing 
Love this. Sometimes the most unlikely encounters lead to the most learning– and fun. Cute
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Thanks Ally, glad you enjoyed it 😊
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Delightful story poem
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Thank you very much, I do like writing these ones
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You just have a talent for this.
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Thanks John, that’s really kind 😊 I love writing about animals, it helps connect me to nature which opens up my heart, so really it’s a self serving venture 😂
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I definitely understand ya! I think it’s why we have nature… helps us from going 🤪
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I totally agree! Now, how to persuade my kids to leave the TV & get their butts outside?! 😂
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I honestly don’t understand that… when I was a kid, I would have lived outside if my parents would have let me.
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The lure of the screen, I think it’s designed to keep our attention nowadays
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Unfortunately I really believe that…
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It’s true…it can be hard competing with the screens sometimes.
Of course it’s not really as bad as all that, we’re lucky enough to live in a place where children still play out and in the summer months they can even be more out than in, so I shouldn’t really complain.
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They just have to experience something in the woods that they’ll never experience on tv or the internet. That’ll come in time.
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They did go to a forest school for a bit & they loved that but now school school gets in the way.
I think you’re right though, little by little they’ll grow into the great outdoors 🌳
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You always know how to make me blush! 😊 thanks John
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Well.. my job is done here. *unfollow*
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😂
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I felt quite emotional reading that Rae. I think I need a puppy to play with xx
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They’re so lovely…their enthusiasm for life does wonders for your feel good factor, if you don’t want to invest in one there’s always borrow my doggy where, my friend looks after a dog part time through that site and she loves it xx
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