Syl, oh oh how very true; thanks for sharing; enjoyed it. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: Sherri Crum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 5:18 AM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: Mouse Story
> > Good one, Syl--oh how true. > > Thank you. > > Sherri > > On 12/7/07, Sugar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > > > > > > > SEND THIS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER HELPED YOU 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. > > > > > > > > " In the darkness, there is wonders of light > > that cannot be seen with the human eye " > > -Sugar > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
